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Avith a joint or more removed from the end of the tail. 

 These disabihties have, however, been removed by the 

 new club, who elect to leave disqualification or other- 

 wise for such defects altogether in the hands of the 

 judges. I do not know that Danes are more 

 afflicted with "cankered" teeth than any other 

 dogs ; but, with respect to their '' tails," cases 

 have occurred where a dog has had a joint or two 

 amputated, in order that the appendage did not 

 curl at the end. The sore or bare place remaining 

 was accounted for by the hound dashing his stern 

 against the kennel walls or benches, a habit which 

 frequently causes trouble to the caudal extremity of 

 some big smooth-coated dogs. 



As to cropping, the rule of the Kennel Club is to 

 the effect that no dog born after March 30th, 1895, 

 can, if cropped, win a prize at any show held under 

 Club Rules. 



The standard of points and description of the 

 Great Dane as adopted by the new club are as 

 follows : 



I . General Appearance. — The Great Dane is not 

 so heavy or massive as the mastiff, nor should he 

 too nearly approach the greyhound in type. Remark- 

 able in size, and very muscular, strongly though 

 elegantly built, movements easy and graceful ; head 

 and neck carried high ; the tail carried horizontally 



