254 Modern Dogs, 



the jaw lean, but by no means weak, as, if it were 

 so, he w^ould not be able to hold his game, and there 

 should be little or no development of the nasal 

 sinuses ; the eye full, bright, and penetrating, a 

 good eye is a si/ie qua non ; ears small, and folding 

 down when at rest, but raised in semi-prick fashion 

 when animated ; teeth strong and the mouth level 

 (many of the show greyhounds are overshot, which 

 gives the dog an extra long and smartly cut jaw) \ 

 neck fairly long and a trifle arched rather than 

 otherwise. 



The shoulders must be well placed, as oblique as 

 possible ; the chest fairly deep, and as wide as may 

 be consistent with speed. A '' narrow-fronted," 

 shallow-chested greyhound is no use. There should 

 be good length from the elbow to the knee, 

 compared with that from the knee to the ground. 

 Feet hard and close, not so round and cat-like as in 

 the foxhound, and with the toes well defined or well 

 developed. 



The loins strong and broad ; back powerful, and^ 

 in the speediest and best dogs, slightly arched. 



Hind quarters very muscular ; stifles strong and 

 well bent — a straight stifled dog cannot gallop ; 

 hind legs well turned and shapely, and, as in all 

 speedy animals, somewhat long, looking by their 

 curve even longer than ihey actually are ; the tail 



