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toes, or the dog will be always suffering from thorns, 

 and sore feet. 



~ . A wide mouth and nose with a broad forehead to 

 match, and eyes well apart a dog with a small narrow 

 head and a long fox-shaped nose is seldom a clever 

 one. 



V wide, deep chest, or he will not force his way 

 in covert or be lasting in his wind. 



9. Small ears, or he will be liable to tear them 

 among brambles, and will be slow to hear commands. 



10. A bushy tail that does not curl over his back 

 like a Spitz, but which is carried extended, though 

 slightly raised at the point. 



11. Above all, a good temper a dog that has wide- 

 open, honest, sensible eyes, and looks brightly and in- 

 telligently at you when you speak to him, and returns 

 your attention by appearing gratified at the notice you 

 take of him, is sure to be more amenable to your voice 

 and easier to educate than one which regards you in 

 a distrustful, shy manner, or does not raise his head 

 to look you in the face when you talk to him. 



