2o8 Hounds 



have long powerful jaws. The cleaner the cut of 

 the head the better. Fine rose-shaped ears and keen- 

 looking eyes, together with broad nostrils, are features 

 typical of the Whippet's head. The neck must be 

 long, well-muscled, carried well up, and clearly de- 

 fined in its outline ; any tendency towards throatiness 

 or a loose skin in this region is regarded with disfavour. 

 The better defined the anatomical outlines the more 

 accurate the conformation ; this should be in nearly 

 every essential a replica of the Greyhound, excepting 

 the back, which is more arched at the loin. The 

 shoulders are long, oblique, well laid with muscle 

 yet elegant in form; the arms must be strong; the 

 elbows carried close to the sides ; the forearms strong, 

 of goodly length, yet shapely withal. Pasterns long, 

 strong and obhque, terminating in long well-split- 

 up toes. Judges are very keen on quahty of fore 

 limbs, and to be typical the Whippet must stand well 

 on its feet; in order to attain this desirable feature 

 exhibitors of Whippets usually pay a great deal of 

 attention to the nails, the rasping of which keeps the 

 feet compact. Some Whippets are too short on the 

 legs, others too long, whilst a third class are deficient 

 in bone; bone and substance mean a sine qua non in 

 the breed. The capacity of the chest is found in its 

 great depth, but the breast must not be wide. The 

 back and the loins require to be clothed with well- 

 developed muscles, and the belly well tucked up at 



