94 THE BORZOI, OR RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND 



have seen. It is very long, 11 to 12 inches not 

 being considered excessive, and it has an artistic 

 sweep so curved that in profile it looks almost 

 Roman -nosed. It should be well filled up beneath 

 the eyes, without the slightest semblance of a stop. 

 The head also needs to be lean as well as long, 

 while the skull is flat and narrow. Evenness of 

 balance is also a point to be emphasised ; i.e., the 

 length from the occiput to the eyes should equal 

 that from the eyes to the tip of the nose. The 

 muzzle is long and tapering ; the eyes dark, ex- 

 pressive, almond-shaped, and not too far apart ; the 

 ears, like those of the Greyhound, small, thin, and 

 placed well back On the head, with the tips when 

 thrown back almost touching. The head is carried 

 somewhat low, with the neck continuing the line of 

 the back. The shoulders are clean and well-sloping, 

 while the chest is deep and somewhat narrow. The 

 arch of the back is very pronounced, more so in 

 the dog than in the bitch, while the loins are broad 

 and very powerful, with much muscular development. 

 The forelegs are lean and straight, and the bone is 

 flat. The feet are rather long, with toes close 

 together and well arched. The hind legs appear 

 to be slightly under the body when the animal is 

 standing still. The coat is very characteristic, being 

 long and silky, either flat, wavy, or curly. It is 

 short on the head, ears, and front legs, but the neck 

 carries a profuse frill. The tail is long, well- 

 feathered, and not carried gaily. The average 

 height at shoulder should not be less than 29 inches 

 for dogs and 27 inches for bitches, but the tendency 

 is to breed several inches above this minimum,. 

 In colour white predominates, with fawn, brindle, 



