POISONING 



size, often inclined to be sunken, and of a light hazel 

 colour ; the ears, which are set on high, being of medium 

 length, fine in texture of the leather and hanging flat to 

 the sides of the head. The neck, which must be clean and 

 free from dewlap, is long and slightly arched ; the shoulders 

 thin, long, and sloping ; the chest rather narrow but of con- 

 siderable depth ; the back short and level, the ribs nicely 

 sprung, and the loins deep and powerful. The fore-legs 

 must be dead straight, heavy in bone, muscular, and of 

 fair length, with large, round, compact feet. The hind- 

 quarters should be very powerful ; the thighs well 

 covered with muscle, and the hocks neither turned in nor 

 out ; the tail being short, thick at the root, and fine at the 

 point, set on high up, and carried straight. The coat is 

 short and close, whilst the usual colours are liver and 

 white, and lemon and white, the former having dark noses 

 and the latter light ones ; black-ticked, black, liver, and 

 self-coloured lemons also appear occasionally, but a tri- 

 coloured one is objected to, as it suggests the foxhound 

 cross. Weights vary from 35 lbs. to over 60 lbs. (See 

 Dis/i Face, Leather, Stop.) 



Poisoning. — Dogs, unhappily for themselves and their 

 owners, are so frequently the victims of poison that the 

 subject of successful treatment in cases of such emergency 

 is one of the highest importance. The great difficulty that 

 besets the amateur practitioner in cases of poison is that the 

 symptoms and the treatment vary, and so the remedy which 

 may be efficacious in one instance may be absolutely useless, 

 even if it is not injurious, in another. The best advice that 

 can be given, therefore, is that owners who are suspicious 

 that their dogs have picked up poison should at once repair to 

 the nearest chemist and consult him, always provided that 

 qualified veterinary assistance is not promptly available. 

 A list of common poisons, their symptoms and antidotes, 

 is given under a separate heading ; but the advice may be 

 repeated, that in the absence of a veterinary surgeon that 



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