CLASSIFICATION OF DOGS. 35 



attachment of muscles, and these being of great length, 

 and the bony levers also long, while the respiratory and 

 circulatory organs are well provided for, it only remains 

 that the bony pillars of support and the feet shall be 

 suitable for the end to be attained. 



It is manifest that when a greyhound is in "condition" 

 the muscles should stand out distinctly and feel very hard. 



The head of the greyhound should be long, lean, 

 tapering ; narrow across the skull as compared with some 

 breeds, but of sufficient width to allow of brain room. 

 The eyes must be rather full, clear, and bright ; the ears 

 small, lying close to the head and folded back ; the jaws 

 strong and even (not " pig- jawed "), and the teeth strong 

 and sound to hold the hare. 



The greyhound's head is an example of the flat front 

 i. e., the furrow between the eyes or " stop " is indif- 

 ferently marked, and the brows not prominent. 



The neck is long, tapering, and arched, to permit of 

 the dog catching up the hare without stooping, and the 

 way in which it is set into the head and shoulders or chest 

 has much to do with determining the quality of any par- 

 ticular animal, especially when taken in connection with 

 the head. 



Coat. Short, smooth, and glossy. 



Color. A matter of no great importance. A good 

 greyhound, like a good race-horse, can not be of a " bad 

 color," though of course a little attention must be paid 

 to it in the show animal ; but coat and color count only 

 five in a hundred marks, according to the standard now 

 adopted. 



Tail. Fine, nicely curved, and may indicate good 



