54 Hounds 



general sense that the thinner the skin the better 

 the quahty of the hound. 



A thick, coarse skin is certainly indicative of 

 inferior lineage. In the regions of the head, face, 

 shoulders, limbs, beneath the arms, between the 

 thighs and on the breast, the skin should be thin, 

 being thickest on the back, withers and upper face 

 of the neck. 



The skin inside the thighs is thinner than that upon 

 any other portion of the body, and the hair finest in 

 that region. 



The appendages of the skin are the hair and nails, 

 whilst the sweat glands and sebaceous glands are 

 concerned with the elimination of watery and oily 

 constituents. 



The sebaceous glands are small racemose structures 

 opening into the hair follicles, secreting the greasy 

 or oily material that lubricates the hairs, giving the 

 coat its glossy appearance. When a dog is washed 

 with soap and water the " yolk " is removed, and 

 it takes a day or two for it to recover that lubricant, 

 which affords the coat a degree of protection against 

 excessive wetness. 



The sweat glands — not numerous in the skin of 

 the dog, excepting in the pads of the feet — are 

 controlled by the nervous system, and assist the 

 kidneys in the disposal of liquid waste, though the 

 balance of the temperature of the body of the dog 



