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natural position. The bitch Ruling Passion, and 

 the dog Royal Rogue, were typical specimens of 

 the " pear-shaped front." 



11 The elbows should be set on low, turned out- 

 wards, standing well away from the ribs, so as to 

 permit the body to swing between them, and giving 

 the legs the appearance of being loosely tacked on 

 the sides of the body. It is probable that the gre'at 

 depth of the ribs between the forelegs makes the 

 forelegs look shorter than they really are. The 

 thick covering of muscle which is found on the out- 

 side of the forelegs of many of the most typical dogs 

 conveys a suspicion of bow leggedness, which would 

 be a great fault. The knee in an adult animal is 

 hidden by a thick coating of flesh and muscle. The 

 pasterns should be short, stout, straight, upright, 

 and strong, not everted so much as in many of the 

 wide-chested but knock-kneed dogs. The fore feet 

 straight, round, rather large, not turning inwards in 

 the least, and turning outwards only very slightly, 

 with toes thick, compact, and well split up to the 

 knuckles, the latter being prominent and high. , 



" The hind legs, though of slighter build than the 

 forelegs, should be strong and muscular ; they are 

 distinctly larger than the forelegs so as to elevate 

 the loins above the level of the top of the shoulders. 

 The stifles should by their covering of muscle 



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