THE BOOK oj- THE DOG. 



" The head of the hound is long and narrow ; the skull conical, with the protuberance strongly 

 marked, though I have never seen it actually peaked as in the Bloodhound ; no stop ; the 

 jaw long and very strong ; the teeth long, the canines curved ; the eyes of medium size and 

 somewhat deeply set ; ears long, fine, set on somewhat low, and farther back than in any other 

 breed ; the nose in a red dog should be flesh-coloured, but this is to be considered only 

 when the competition is very close ; the skin over the head not too tight, the forehead being 

 wrinkled when the dog is excited ; while the flews should be moderate in quantity, but not 

 coarse. 



DACHSHUNDS, FROM "LA VENERIE." 



"The neck is neither so long as to give an appearance of weakness, nor so short as to 

 be clumsy ; there should be a certain amount of throatiness. 



" The chest is broad and deep ; the ribs well sprung, the back ribs being very short ; the 

 shoulders should be extremely muscular and very supple, the chest being let down between 

 them ; the loin is light and well arched ; the muscles of the hind-quarters should have immense 

 development. 



"The fore-legs are very thick and muscular, bending in so that the knees nearly touch, 

 and then again turning out, so that a line dropped from the outside of the shoulder will fall just 

 outside the feet ; the hind-legs are not so thick, and many good dogs are cow-hocked. They 

 are much longer than the fore-legs. Almost all good Dachshunds either have dew-claws, or 

 it will be found that they have been removed. 



