8 HUNTING. 



If the elbows turn out a wee bit it does not much 

 matter. If they turn in it matters a great deal. 



Thighs. — Big and muscular. 



Quarters. — Round and strong. 



Hocks. — Well let down ; big, clean and strong. 

 There should be great length between the hip and 

 the hock. 



Stifles. — Powerful and well bent. 



Couplings. — Short, as distinct from slackness of 

 back and shortness of ribs. 



Back. — Broad, muscular and flat, not chopped 

 off" at the stern, which should be well filled on 

 to the back. A roach back, i.e., a bent one, is 

 fatal. 



Neck. — Well set on ; muscular, long, arched 

 and symmetrical. 



Shoulders. — Long and sloping, well back, strong 

 at the withers, which should be narrow at the top, 

 muscles flat at the side. 



CJiest. — Deep and broad. 



Ribs. — Strong, and springing well from the 

 back. 



Head. — Not too flat ; long, strong and refined. 

 Forehead strong and long. Jaws square ; under 

 jaws are bad. Lips deep and loose. In bitches the 

 head should be more elegant. 



Nose. — Large and nostrils wide. 



Eye. — In the dog the eye should be bold. In 

 bitches more refined, but showing determination. 



Always ascertain personally the qualities of a 

 hound you propose to breed from, and be sure he 

 is good in his work and has plenty of tongue. 



