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The eyes should be small, not set too wide apart, neither 

 too much sunk, or protruding, dark-rimmed, full of 

 life, and intelligence. The teeth, strong, and level, in- 

 cisors just closing over the under ones. The ears, to 

 which great importance is attached, V shaped, rather 

 small, fairly thick and carried forward, flat, and close 

 to the cheek. The neck should be of fair length, clean 

 and muscular, well set, with shoulders tapering gradu- 

 ally to head. The shoulders, fine at the points, long 

 and sloping, chest deep, narrow rather than broad. 

 Shoulders and chest have of late received much atten- 

 tion by judges ; heavy shoulders and broad chests are 

 no good for these dogs' work. Back and loin. Back 

 should be straight and strong, the ribs well sprung, loin 

 strong, wide and square, back ribs deep. Loin may 

 be slightly arched, but with no approach to ' wheel 

 back.' Hindquarters must be very strong, wide seen 

 from behind, thighs with plenty of muscle, long as well 

 as large, stifles slightly bent, hocks straight. Bone, 

 short and strong from hock to heel. Stem set on rather 

 high, carried gaily, not carried above a ' right angle ' 

 with back ; if anything, a trifle coarse. Legs and feet. 

 Point of extreme value, to which greatest attention 

 should be given. Elbows well let down, in straight 

 line with body. Forelegs, however viewed, ' straight 

 as gun barrels,' with upright, powerful, pasterns; 

 strong in bone, clothed with muscle from elbow to foot, 

 giving a most solid, unbroken appearance ; feet, round, 

 and cat-like, very compact, toes short and only moder- 

 ately arched, soles hard as adamant ; foot should neither 

 turn in or out, if any deviation, should turn in ; no dew- 



