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with well-developed calves, presenting a rather 

 bowed outline, but the bones of the legs should be 

 large and straight, not bandy or curved. They 

 should be rather short in proportion to the hind legs, 

 but not so short as to make the back appear long or 

 detract from the dog's activity, and so cripple him. 



u The elbows should be low, and stand well away 

 from the ribs. 



" The ankles, or pasterns, should be short, 

 straight, and strong. 



" The fore feet should be straight, and turn very 

 slightly outward, of medium size, and moderately 

 round. 



" The toes compact and thick, being well split up, 

 making the knuckles prominent and high. 



" 15. The hind legs should be large and muscular, 

 and longer in proportion than the fore legs, so as to 

 elevate the loins. 



" The hocks should be slightly bent and well let 

 down, so as to be long and muscular from the loins 

 to the point of the hock. 



"The lower part of the leg should be short, 

 straight, and strong. 



11 The stifles should be round, and turned slightly 

 outwards away from the body. The hocks are 

 thereby made to approach each other, and the hind 

 feet to turn outwards. The latter, like the fore feet, 



