40 THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



Eyes. — Moderate in size, soft, and full of expres- 

 sion. 



Ears. — Long (often "rounded" or shortened artifi- 

 cially), set low and lying close to cheeks. 



N'eGk.—Ijong, lean, no throatiness, tapering, with con- 

 vex upper outline. 



Shoulders.— Long^ sloping, clean at points, well mus- 

 cled. True arm long and muscular. 



Chest — Large — i. e., deep — with well-sprung ribs, not 

 so narrow as the greyhound's, and with back ribs long ; 

 shouldei girth thirty inches in a twenty-four-inch (high) 

 hound. 



Back. — Very muscular, running into loin without con- 

 tracting or " nipping." 



Lorn. — Extremely strong and joining well into back 

 and quarters. 



Quarters. — Yery strong ; may even be a little rugged 

 in appearance. Thighs strong and stifle moderately bent, 

 as most suitable to general work and endurance. 



Legs and Feet. — Elbows free, straight (neither in nor 

 out), strong, and well let down ; legs (including bone 

 throughout, joints, etc.) of great strength. Must be the 

 typical exemplification of legs and feet adapted to speed 

 and endurance ; hence the pasterns are so strong as to 

 seem much as of one piece with the bone above. 



The feet should be round, thick, well-knuckled, with 

 the hardest of pads. 



Stern (tail). — Slightly arched over back, tapering, and 

 provided with a fringe of hairs below. 



Coat. — Hard, short, dense, glossy. 



Colors. — The " hound colors " are black, tan and white. 



