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shoulders and chest, where it should form a frill 

 of profuse standing-off straight hair, extending over 

 the shoulders, as previously described. The hind- 

 quarters, like those of the Collie, should be similarly 

 clad with long hair or feathering from the top of 

 the rump to the hocks. The hair on the tail must 

 be, as previously described, profuse, and spreading 

 over the back. 



COLOUR. The following colours are admissible : 

 white, black, blue or grey, brown, sable, shaded- 

 sable, red, orange, fawn, and parti-colours. 



The whites must be quite free from lemon or any 

 colour, and the blacks, blues, browns, and sables 

 from any white. A few white hairs in any of the 

 self -colours shall not absolutely disqualify, but should 

 carry great weight against a dog. 



In parti -coloured dogs the colours should be 

 evenly distributed on the body in patches ; a dog 

 with a white foot or a white chest would not be 

 a parti -coloured. Whole-coloured dogs with a white 

 foot or feet, leg or legs, are decidedly objection- 

 able, and should be discouraged, and cannot compete 

 as whole-coloured specimens. 



In mixed classes -i.e., where whole-coloured and 

 parti-coloured Pomeranians compete together the 

 preference should, if in other points they are equal, 

 be given to the whole-coloured specimens. 



Shaded sables must be shaded throughout with 

 three or more colours, as uniformly as possible, with 

 no patches of self -colour. 



Oranges must be self-coloured throughout, and 

 light shadings are allowed, though not desirable. 



