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and the forefeet round, very strong, and well 

 knuckled -up. A cow -hocked formation is undesir- 

 able. The tail should be set on low, be thick at 

 the root, of moderate length, and not carried high. 

 It must not have a brush, or fringe of coarse hair 

 on the underside. The most desirable colour for the 

 Dogue is a reddish fawn, with red mask ; nose of 

 a reddish -brown colour. Next to this in order of 

 merit, red with red mask ; then all fawn, with black 

 nose, but no mask ; lastly, fawn or red, with black 

 mask and black nose. Brindle, black, or pied should 

 absolutely disqualify, as these colours are only met 

 with in cross-bred specimens. The best weight is 

 about 1 20 Ib. for males and 100 Ib. for females." 



