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and wide at the nostrils, hollow and very lean in the 

 cheeks and notably under the eyes. The brows are 

 moderately prominent, and the general expression 

 of the whole head is grand and majestic. The 

 skin covering the forehead and cheeks is wrinkled in 

 a remarkable manner, wholly unlike any other dog. 

 These points are not nearly so fully developed in the 

 bitch ; but still they are to be demanded in the same 

 proportionate degree. 



2. Ears and eyes (value 15). The ears are long 

 enough to overlap one another considerably when 

 drawn together in front of the nose; the "leather" 

 should be very thin, and should hang very forward 

 and close to the cheeks ; never showing the slightest 

 tendency to " prick," they should be covered with 

 very short, soft, and silky hair. The eyes are 

 generally hazel, not small, though seeming so because 

 deeply sunk, showing the third eyelid or " haw," 

 which ought to be of a deep red colour. This red- 

 ness of the haw is, as a rule, an indication of blood- 

 hound cross wherever it is observed in other breeds, 

 whether in the mastiff, Gordon setter, or St. Bernard, 

 though occasionally it is met with in varieties in 

 which no trace of the bloodhound can be traced. 



3. The flews (value 5) are remarkably long and 

 pendant, sometimes falling fully two inches below 

 the angle of the mouth. 



