84 THE GREYHOUND 



ears, which should be set on well Back, aTg small 

 and fine in the flap, falling gracefully back with a 

 half -fold, exposing the inner surface when at rest. 

 The eye, varying in colour, must be bright, clear, and 

 fiery*; the teeth strong, white, and level. Length 

 and suppleness of neck are of great importance ; it 

 should be elegantly bent or arched above the wind- 

 pipe, giving it a slightly protuberant form along 

 the lower surface. The chest must be capacious, 

 and, as with all speedy dogs, the room obtained 

 more by depth than width to give free action to 

 the heart and lungs. The shoulder-blade must be 

 oblique, so that the fore -legs may be readily stretched 

 well forward. The arm from shoulder to elbow and 

 forearm from elbow to knee should be of good length, 

 and short from the knee to the ground. The ejbows 

 must not be turned either in or out, but be in a 

 straight line. The back should be broad and square, 

 slightly arched ; the loin deep and strong, with well- 

 developed muscles"; the stifles strong and well bent ; 

 the feet hard and close, with strong claws, but not 

 rounded as those of the Foxhound. Colour is imma- 

 terial, and it may be red, black, brindle, fawn, blue, 

 or slate, or any of these mixed with white. 



