322 The Dog Book 



CURLY COATED RETRIEVER DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS 



Head. Long and narrow for the length. 



Ears. Rather small, set on low, lying close to the head and covered 

 with short curls. 



"Jaws. Long and strong, free from lippiness, with good, sound teeth. 



Nose. Wide, open nostrils, moist and black. 



Eyes. Dark, cannot be too dark, rather large, showing great intelli- 

 gence and splendid temper; a full pug eye an objection. 



Coat. Should be one mass of short, crisp curls from the occiput to 

 the point of the tail ; a saddleback of uncurled hair behind shoulders 

 and white patch on chest should be penalised; but few white hairs allowed 

 on an otherwise good dog. Colour black and liver. 



Neck. Long, graceful, but muscular and well placed; free from 

 throatiness, such as a bloodhound. 



Shoulders. Very deep, muscular, and obliquely placed. 



Chest. Not too wide but decidedly deep. 



Body. Rather short, muscular and well ribbed up. 



Legs. Fore legs straight, with plenty of bone, not too long, and set 

 well under body. 



Feet. Round and compact, with toes well arched. 



Loin. Powerful, deep, and firm to the grasp. 



Tail. Should be carried pretty straight and covered with short curls, 

 tapering toward tip. 



General Appearance. A strong, smart dog, moderately low on leg, 

 active, lively, beaming with intelligence and expression. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



VALUE VALUE 



Head 10 Nose 5 



Jaws 5 Coat 15 



Eyes . . .* 5 Shoulders 5 



Neck 5 Body 5 



Chest 5 Feet 5 



Legs 5 Tail 5 



Loins 10 General Appearance 10 



Ears 5 



Total . .100 



