THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG 227 



JAW. Fairly long, strong, square, and truncated ; 

 the stop should be defined to avoid a deerhound 

 face . 



EYES. Dark or wall eyes to be preferred. 



NOSE. Always black, large, and capacious. 



TEETH. Strong and large, evenly placed, and 

 level in opposition. 



EARS. Small and carried flat to side of head, 

 coated moderately. 



LEGS. Forelegs should be dead straight, with 

 plenty of bone, removing the body a medium 

 height from the ground, without approaching 

 legginess ; well coated all round. 



FEET. Small, round ; toes well arched, and pads 

 thick and round. 



TAIL. Puppies requiring docking must have an 

 appendage left of from i^ inches to 2 inches, and 

 the operation performed within a week from birth, 

 preferably within four days. 



NECK AND SHOULDERS. The neck should be 

 fairly long, arched gracefully, and well coated with 

 hair, the shoulders sloping and narrow at the points, 

 the dog standing lower at the shoulder than at the 

 loin. 



BODY. Rather short and very compact, ribs well 

 sprung, and brisket deep and capacious. The loin 

 should be very stout and gently arched, while the 

 hindquarters should be round and muscular, and with 

 well let down hocks, and the hams densely coated 

 with a thick, long jacket in excess of any other 

 part. 



COAT. Profuse, and of good hard texture ; not 

 straight, but shaggy and free from curl. The under- 

 coat should be a waterproof pile, when not removed 

 by grooming or season. 



