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well under the body, so that when viewed in front 

 the dog does not stand too wide. 



FORELEGS AND FEET. The forelegs should be 

 perfectly straight, with big, flat bone. The feet large 

 and round, the toes well arched and close, the nails 

 strong and curved. 



BODY. The body is very deep, with ribs well 

 sprung and belly well drawn up. 



BACK AND LOINS. The back and loins are strong, 

 the latter slightly arched as in the Greyhound. 



HINDQUARTERS. The hindquarters and thighs 

 are extremely muscular, giving the idea of great 

 strength and galloping power. The second thigh 

 is long and well developed, as in the Greyhound, and 

 the hocks set low, turning neither out nor in, 



TAIL. The tail is strong at the root and ends 

 in a fine point, reaching to or just tfelow the hocks. 

 It should be carried, when the dog is in action, in 

 a straight line level with the back, slightly curved 

 towards the end, but should not curl over the back. 



COAT. The hair is short and dense, and sleek- 

 looking, and in no case should it incline to coarseness. 



GAIT OR ACTION. The gait should be lithe, 

 springy, and free, the action high. The hocks should 

 move very freely, and the head should be held well up. 



COLOUR. (a) Brindle-striped dogs: Ground 

 colour from the lightest yellow to 'deep red yellow, 

 and always striped with black brindle stripes. 

 (b) Self-coloured dogs^: Yellow or grey (blue) in 

 all shades, either one colour all over or with' darker 

 shading on muzzle and eyes and a stripe on the 

 back. Also self-coloured black. In the brindle- 

 striped and self-coloured dogs the nose is always 

 black, eyes and nails preferably dark. White is 



