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3210. to 34in. in dogs, showing the requisite power^ 

 activity, courage, and symmetry. 



2. Head. — Long, the frontal bones of the forehead 

 very shghtly raised, and very httle indentation between 

 the eyes. Skull, not too broad. Muzzle, long and 

 moderately pointed. Ears, small and greyhound-Hke 

 in carriage. 



3. Neck. — Rather long, very strong and muscular, 

 well arched, without dewlap or loose skin about the 

 throat. 



4. Chest. — Very deep. Breast, wide. 



5. Back. — Rather long than short. Loins, 

 arched. 



6. Tail. — Long and slightly curved, of moderate 

 thickness, and well covered with hair. 



7. Belly. — Well drawn up. 



8. Fore-qitarters. — Shoulders muscular, giving 

 breadth of chest, set sloping. Elbows well under, 

 neither turned inwards nor outwards. Leg. — Fore- 

 arm muscular, and the whole leg strong and quite 



straight. 



9. TTind-quarters. — Muscular thighs, and second 



thigh long and strong as in the greyhound, and 

 hocks well let down and turning neither in nor out. 



10. Feet. — Moderately large and round, neither 

 turned inw^ards nor outw^ards. Toes well arched and 

 closed. Nails, very strong and curved. 



