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he should underneath appear level from front to rear ; 

 a great defect in some of the modern dogs being 

 that, whilst well let down in front, they are tucked up 

 behind like a greyhound. The tail should be 

 straight (a fourth docked off), and carried at any 

 rate level with the back, below rather than above it, 

 and, like the hindquarters, should be very heavily 

 feathered. 



It is a great point of beauty in the Clumber that 

 when the team is out at exercise or work the stern is 

 on a continual move from side to side. I find 

 that dogs which at exercise and at work invariably 

 have beautiful tail action, are very apt, when taken 

 from the bench into the judging ring, to carry their 

 tails high. This is often done by the best dogs, 

 and is in many cases the result of being in robust 

 health and spirit. Before passing over a dog for 

 this fault judges should wait as long as possible, and 

 watch the effect of allowing the dog to quieten down. 

 The coat should be straight and of medium texture. 

 Coarse coated dogs are not handsome, and soft 

 coated ones, when in work, are always getting 

 heated in their skin ; besides, a soft coat is not 

 suitable for a dog whose work is principally in covert 

 in the depth of winter. 



With regard to his work, the Clumber is slow, 

 very slow, but he never tires, and goes on day by 



