158 Modern Dogs. 



possess plenty of bone. They should remove the 

 body a medium height off the ground, without 

 approaching legginess. They should be well-coated 

 all round. 



Feet. Moderately large ; round ; toes well 

 arched and pads capacious and hard. 



Tail. This is a most important point in the 

 Old English sheep dog. Without a doubt many 

 dogs are bred without the slightest approach to a 

 caudal appendage, while, on the other hand, some 

 in the litters will be found with half, three-quarters, 

 and whole length tails. The breeding of those 

 without tails should be encouraged and persevered 

 with, and be given preference to in judging, 

 providing the dogs are good elsewhere. A tail 

 of any length takes away the appearance and the 

 corkiness of the dog. A docked dog can gene- 

 rally be detected by the bluntness at the end of 

 stump. 



Neck and Shoulders. The neck should be 

 fairly long, arched and graceful, and well coated 

 with hair. The shoulders should be set on 

 slopingly, and the dog generally be found to stand 

 lower at the shoulders than on his hind quarters. 



Body. Rather short and very compact. The 

 ribs should be well sprung, and brisket deep and 

 capacious. The loin should be very stout, and 



