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the head is very loose, and falls into wrinkles and 

 folds when the ears of the dog are erected ; and 

 a deep double dewlap runs from the angles of the 

 mouth to the sternum. His ears have been cut out, 

 very little of the burr being left, and this greatly 

 detracts from the apparent size of his head. His 

 neck is arched, short, very thick and muscular, and 

 covered with quantities of loose skin ; the shoulders 

 broad and flat at the top, standing well out from the 

 ribs, and very muscular ; the elbows well out from the 

 ribs ; the forearm very thick, and slightly bowed ; 

 feet large and round, and furnished with very strong 

 claws; the chest is great, and not only broad, but 

 deep, and the ribs are very round. There is a con- 

 siderable fall at the shoulders, and from that point 

 the loins begin to rise, the arch terminating at the 

 insertion of the tail. This is placed very low, has a 

 downward crook at the root and another at the end, 

 is very short and fine in bone, and is never erected 

 so high as the level of the dog's back. The loins 

 are strong and muscular, as are also the hind 

 quarters, the stifles turning out slightly, and the 

 hocks rather close together. The whole of the hind 

 quarters are small, as compared with the fore 

 quarters, and are considerably higher. The coat is 

 very fine and smooth, and the hair very hard in texture. 

 In showing condition Toro weighs polb. The follow- 



