40 THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



Eyes. Moderate in size, soft, and full of expres- 

 sion. 



Ears. Long (often "rounded" or shortened artifi- 

 cially), set low and lying close to cheeks. 



Neck. Long, lean, no throatiness, tapering, with con- 

 vex upper outline. 



Shoulders. Long, sloping, clean at points, well mus- 

 cled. True arm long and muscular. 



Chest. Large i.e., deep with well-sprung ribs, not 

 so narrow as the greyhound's, and with back ribs long ; 

 shouldei girth thirty inches in a twenty-four-inch (high) 

 hound. 



Back. Yery muscular, running into loin without con- 

 tracting or " nipping." 



Loin. Extremely strong and joining well into back 

 and quarters. 



Quarters. Yery strong ; may even be a little rugged 

 in appearance. Thighs strong and stifle moderately bent, 

 as most suitable to general work and endurance. 



Legs and Feet. Elbows free, straight (neither in nor 

 out), strong, and well let down ; legs (including bone 

 throughout, joints, etc.) of great strength. Must be the 

 typical exemplification of legs and feet adapted to speed 

 and endurance ; hence the pasterns are so strong as to 

 seem much as of one piece with the bone above. 



The feet should be round, thick, well-knuckled, with 

 the hardest of pads. 



Stern (tail). Slightly arched over back, tapering, and 

 provided with a fringe of hairs below. 



Coat. Hard, short, dense, glossy. 



Colors, The " hound colors " are black, tan and white, 



