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thighs short in comparison with other animals ; hocks 

 5v;ell developed and seen from behind the legs should 

 be; straight (not cow -hocked), hindfeet smaller in 

 bone and narrower than forefeet. The dog should 

 not appear higher at quarters than at shoulders,. 



STERN. Set on fairly high, strong, and tapering, 

 but not t.QO long and not too much curved nor carried 

 too high. 



COAT AND SKIN. Short, dense, and smooth, but 

 strong. The hair on the underside of tail coarse 

 in texture, skin loose and supple. 



COLOUR. Any colour. No white except spot on 

 breast. Nose and nails should be black. In red 

 dogs a red nose is permissible, but not desirable. 

 In chocolates and dapples the nose may be brown 

 or flesh-coloured. In dapples large spots of colour 

 are undesirable and the dog should be evenly dappled 

 all over,. 



WEIGHT. Heavy-weight dogs not exceeding 

 25 Ib. ; bitches, 23 Ib. Light-weight dogs not ex- 

 ceeding 21 Ib. ; bitches, 19 Ib. 



FAULTS. In general appearance, weak or de- 

 formed ; too high or too low to the ground ; ears set 

 on too high o too low ; eyes too prominent ; muzzle 

 too short or pinched, undershot or overshot ; fore- 

 legs too much crooked or with hare or terrier feet ; 

 or flat spread toes (flat-footed), out at elbows ; body 

 too much dip behind the shoulders ; loins weak or 

 too much arched ; chest too flat or too short ; hind- 

 quarters weak or cow -hocked ; and hips higher than 

 shoulders. 



