44 Modern Dogs. 



markings, and the jaw must be well flecked or ticked 

 with marks of a similar colour. There is a diversity 

 of opinion as to what this colour should be. I prefer 

 lemon, and this not too dark in shade ; others prefer 

 this lemon approaching, or quite, an orange hue. 

 Liver or brown markings are quite wrong, and 

 should certainly disqualify, however good the dog 

 bearing them is in other particulars. As to colour 

 that well-known admirer of the variety, Mr. J. T. 

 Hincks, of Leicester, tells me that some few years 

 ago he had a number of dogs with light lemon 

 markings, but got rid of them, as they were not, 

 in his opinion, nearly so attractive in teams as those 

 of a darker shade rather a peculiar statement to 

 give as a reason for destroying or disposing of 

 valuable dogs, 



The head large, square, and fairly long, but so 

 massive as to render the length not impressive ; it 

 should be broad on the top, with a decided occipital 

 protuberance, heavy brows, with a deep stop ; haw 

 showing. Muzzle long, heavy, freckled, receding, 

 with well developed flew ; snipeyness, or a weak face, 

 being very objectionable. 



Recently there has been a dispute amongst writers 

 as to whether the head should be unduly long or 

 unduly short. I have no doubt on the point. The 

 heads of the dogs in the picture of 1797 are long 



