666 The Dog Book 



Nose and nails black in black dogs, brown in brown dogs, grey in grey dogs, 

 and also flesh colour. 



In one and two-coloured dogs, white is permissible, but only to the 

 smallest possible extent, as spot or small streaks on breast. 



(c) Spotted: Ground is a shining silver grey, or even white with dark, 

 irregular spots (large spots are undesirable), of dark grey, brown, yellowish 

 red, or black. 



Neither the light nor the dark colours should predominate. The main 

 factor is such a general appearance that, at some distance, the dog shall show 

 an indefinite and varied colour which renders him particularly useful as a 

 hunting dog. The russet-brown marks are darker in darker-spotted dogs, 

 and yellower in the lighter ones, and there may be an indication of these in 

 the case of a white foundation. Light eyes are permitted; when the ground 

 colour is white, a flesh-coloured or spotted nose is not a fault. White marks 

 are not desirable in dark dogs, but are not to be regarded as faults which 

 disqualify. 



Height at Shoulder. 7^ to 8f inches. 



Weight. Divided into three classes: Light-weight: Dog under i6 Ibs.; 

 bitches under 15^ Ibs. Medium-weight: Dogs from i6 to 22 Ibs.; bitches, 

 15^ to 22 Ibs. Heavy-weight: Dogs and bitches over 22 Ibs. 



Defects. Too weak or crippled, too high or too low on legs; skull too 

 wide, too narrow, or too much arched; ears set on too high, too heavy, or too 

 short; also set on too low and narrow, or long or slack; stop too pro- 

 nounced and goggle-eyes; nasal bone too short or pressed in; lips too 

 pointed or too deep; over-shot; short, developed neck; fore legs badly de- 

 veloped, twisted, or poorly muscled, hare-footed or flat-spread toes; too 

 deeply sunk behind shoulders, i.e., hollow-backed; loins too much arched 

 and weak; ribs too flat or too short; rump higher than shoulders; chest too 

 short or too flat; loins arched like a greyhound; hind quarters too narrow 

 and poor in muscle; cow-hocked; tail set on high, and carried too high or 

 too much curled; too thin, long, or hairless (rat-tailed); coat too thick, too 

 coarse, too fine, or too thin; colour dead, dull, or too much mixed. In 

 black dogs with russet-brown marks (tan), these latter should not extend too 

 far, particularly on the ears. 



