3 86 The Dog Book 



t. Small, round, toes well arched and pads thick and hard. 



Tail. Puppies requiring docking must have an appendage left of 

 from ij to 2 inches, and the operation performed when not older than 

 four days. 



Neck and Shoulders. The neck should be fairly long, arched grace- 

 fully and well coated with hair; the shoulders sloping and narrow at the 

 points, the dog standing lower at the shoulder than at the loin. 



Body. Rather short and very compact, ribs well sprung and brisket 

 deep and capacious. The loin should be very stout and gently arched, 

 while the hindquarters should be round and muscular, with well let down 

 hocks, and the hams densely coated with a long jacket in excess of any 

 other part. 



Coat. Profuse and of good, hard texture; not straight, but shaggy and 

 free from curl. The under coat should be a waterproof pile, when not 

 removed by grooming or season. 



Colour. Any shade of gray, grizzle, blue or blue merle, with or without 

 white markings, or in reverse; any shade of brown or sable is considered 

 distinctly objectionable and not to be encouraged. 



Height. Twenty-two inches and upward for dogs, slightly less for 

 bitches. 



General Appearance. A strong, compact-looking dog of great sym- 

 metry, absolutely free of legginess or weaselness, profusely coated all over; 

 very elastic in his gallop, but in walking or trotting he has a characteristic 

 ambling or pacing movement, and his bark should be loud, with a 

 peculiar pot casse ring in it. Taking him all round, he is a thick-set, 

 muscular, able-bodied dog, with a most intelligent expression, free of all 

 poodle or deerhound character. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Head ................... 5 Neck and shoulders ...... 10 



Jaw ..................... 10 Legs and feet ........... 10 



Nose ................... 5 Body, loin hindquarters . . 20 



Teeth ................... 5 Coat .................. 15 



Eye .................... 5 Colour ................ 10 



Ears .................... 5 - 



Total ............ 100 



