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tendency to crookedness, but the straighter the legs 

 the better. There should be good bone. Owing to 

 the heavy coat the legs look, and should look, very 

 heavy in bone, but in reality the bone is not heavy. 

 It should be round and of good strength right down 

 to the toes, the less ankle the better. The hocks 

 should be particularly well let down. Feet should 

 be round and cat-like, with good pads. 



" BODY. There is a tendency in England to look 

 for a level top and a short back. All the best 

 specimens have a slight arch at the loins, and the 

 back should not be too short ; it should be consider- 

 ably longer than the height at withers. The dog 

 should be well ribbed up, with a strong loin, and 

 well -developed quarters and thighs. 



" STERN. Should be carried well over the back 

 after the manner of the tail of the Chow. All 

 Thibetan dogs carry their tails in this way, and a 

 low carriage of stern is a sign of impure blood. 



" COAT. Should be heavy, of good length, and 

 very dense. There should be a strong growth on 

 the skull, falling on both sides. The legs should 

 be well clothed right down to the toes. On the 

 body the hair should not reach to the ground, as 

 in a show Yorkshire ; there should be a certain 

 amount of daylight. In general appearance the 

 hair should convey the idea of being much harder 

 to the eye than it is to the touch. It should look 

 hard, straight, and strong, when to the touch it is 

 soft but not silky. The hair should be straight, 

 with no tendency to curl. 



" COLOUR. Black, dark grizzle, slate, sandy, or 

 an admixture of these colours with white. 



"SIZE. About 10 inches or 11 inches height at 



