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to io4- inches. Most of the length is gained from the 

 eyes to the nostrils. In outline the head is wedge- 

 shaped, but it must be clean, the jaws close-fitting, 

 free from loose skin, covered by fine hair horizontally. 

 The eyes are set closely together and are obhque 

 in shape; ears small, closely set, elegantly folding 

 over along the front border and tips. Strong, long 

 jaws and sound teeth are a sine qua non. The chest 

 must be very deep but not wide; the shoulders 

 oblique and long, well muscled but not overburdened 

 in this respect; the arm long; the forearm long, 

 straight, big-boned, clean in outline, with elbows 

 carried close to the side; pasterns long and broad, 

 ending in round, compact feet. Great importance 

 is attached to quality of fore limbs, more particu- 

 larly as to straightness, obliquity of shoulder and the 

 possession of good muscular development in the region 

 of the neck. Moreover, the fore limbs must be placed 

 well forward, and the hind ones correspondingly so. 

 The back and loins must be broad, square, and 

 heavily muscled, great strength of loin being one of 

 the most important points in a Greyhound. Width, 

 depth, and power in the latter region are keenly 

 sought after by connoisseurs of the breed. Re- 

 garding the hind quarters, both first and second thighs 

 must possess great length combined with the highest 

 degree of muscular development. Length of gaskin 

 is better developed in the Greyhound than in any 



