340 The Dog Book 



Muzzle. — Should be long and powerful; the lips clean, fitting the jaw 

 moderately close. 



Eyes. — Should be set moderately well apart and of medium size, 

 round, bright and sparkling, with an intelligent expression, their colour 

 greatly depending on the markings of the dog. In the black-spotted 

 variety the eyes should be dark (black or dark brown); in the liver-spotted 

 variety they should be light (yellow or light brown). 



Rim round the Eyes. — In the black-spotted variety should be black, 

 in the liver-spotted variety, brown — never flesh coloured in either. 



Ears. — Should be set on rather high, of moderate size, rather wide at 

 the base and gradually tapering to a rounded point. They should be 

 carried close to the head, be thin and fine in texture, and always spotted, 

 the more profusely the better. 



Nose. — In the black-spotted variety should always be black, in the liver- 

 spotted variety, always brown. 



Neck and Shoulders. — The neck should be fairly long, nicely arched, 

 light and tapering, and entirely free from throatiness. The shoulders 

 should be moderately oblique, clean and muscular, denoting speed. 



Body, Back, Chest and Loins. — The chest should not be too wide 

 but very deep and capacious, ribs moderately well sprung, never rounded 

 like barrel hoops (which would indicate want of speed), the back powerful; 

 loin strong, muscular and slightly arched. 



Legs and Feet. — Are of great importance. The fore legs should be 

 perfectly straight, strong and heavy in bone; elbows close to the body. 

 Fore feet round, compact, with well-arched toes (cat foot), and round, tough, 

 elastic pads. In the hind legs the muscles should be clean though well 

 defined; hocks well let down. 



Nails. — In the black-spotted variety, black and white. 

 Tail. — Should not be too long, strong at the insertion and gradually 

 tapering toward the end, free from coarseness. It should not be inserted 

 too low down, but carried with a slight curve upward, and never curled. 

 It should be spotted, the more profusely the better. 



Coat. — Should be short, hard, dense and fine, sleek and glossy in 

 appearance, but neither woolly nor silky. 



Colour and Markings. — ^These are most important points. The 

 ground colour in both varieties should be pure white, very decided and not 

 intermixed. The colour of the spots in the black-spotted variety should 



