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breadth of chest, set sloping. Elbows, well under, 

 neither turned inw r ards nor outwards. Leg. Fore- 

 arm muscular, and the whole leg strong and quite 

 straight. 



9. Hind-quarters. Muscular thighs, and second 

 thigh long and strong as in the greyhound, and 

 hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out. 



10. Feet. Moderately large and round, neither 

 turned inwards nor outwards. Toes well arched and 

 closed. Nails, very strong and curved. 



11. Hair. Rough and hard on body, legs, and 

 head ; especially wiry and long over eyes and under 

 jaw. 



1 2. Colour and mar kings. The recognised colours 

 are grey, brindle, red, black, pure white, fawn, or any 

 colour that appears in the deerhound. 



13. Faults. Too light or heavy a head, too highly 

 arched frontal bone; large ears and hanging flat to 

 the face; short neck; full dewlap; too narrow or too 

 broad a chest; sunken or hollow or quite straight 

 back; bent fore-legs; overbent fetlocks; twisted 

 feet; spreading toes; too curly a tail; weak hind- 

 quarters and a general want of muscle; too short in 

 body. 



