CLASSIFICATION OF DOGS. 86 



The author believes it would greatly advance standard- 

 making if comparative measurements like the above were 

 generally given. Exact knowledge dissipates many preju- 

 dices, and prevents misunderstandings. 



Ears. — Small, thin, wide apart, set on at highest points 

 of skull, lying flat and close to cheeks in repose. 



Eyes. — Small, wide apart, divided by at least the space 

 equal to two eyes ; hazel-brown, the darker the better, and 

 showing no haw. 



Nose. — Broad, flat in profile, nostrils wide. 



Lips. — Diverging at obtuse angles with septum, and 

 slightly pendulous, so as to show a square profile. 



Such a head is the very ideal of strength, massiveness, 

 and grandeur, and any one who has felt the bump of a 

 mastiff's head as he throws it about in play can under- 

 stand how bull-like in force his attack must be as he springs 

 against an intruder. 



Such a head implies a neck and chest in proportion, 

 while these again should be balanced with good hind 

 parts, or an undesirable weakness will exist and be appa- 

 rent to the eye. The shoulders, chest, etc., are not those 

 of the hunting-dog, but of a wholly different type for 

 obvious reasons. 



The legs and feet should be of a size to suggest 

 strength and due proportion. 



Tail. — Set on high, reaching to hocks or a little lower, 

 wide at root and tapering to end, hanging straight in re- 

 pose, but forming a curve with end upward (but not over 

 back) under excitement. 



Goat. — Short and close-lying. 



Color. — Apricot, or silver fawn, or dark fawn brindle. 



