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Ears The correct carriage of ears is a debatable point since cropping 

 has been abolished. Probably in the large breed the drop ear is correct, 

 but for Toys either erect or semi-erect carriage of the ear is most 

 desirable. Neck and Shoulders The neck should be fairly long and 

 tapering from the shoulders to the head, with sloping shoulders, the 

 neck being free from throatiness and slightly arched at the occiput. 

 Chest The chest should be narrow but deep. Body The body should 

 be moderately short and curving upwards at the loin ; ribs well sprung, 

 back slightly arched at the loin and falling again at the joining of the 

 tail to the same height as the shoulders. Feet The feet should be 

 more inclined to be cat- than hare-footed. Tail The tail should be of 

 moderate length and set on where the arch of the back ends ; thick 

 where it joins the body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher 

 than the back. Coat The coat should be close, smooth, short and 

 glossy. Colour The coat should be jet black and rich mahogany tan, 

 distributed over the body as follows : On the head the muzzle is tanned 

 to the nose, which with the nasal bone is jet black. There is also a 

 bright spot on each cheek and above each eye ; the underjaw and throat 

 are tanned, and the hair inside the ears is the same colour ; the fore-legs 

 tanned up to the knee, with black lines (pencil marks) up each toe, 

 and a black mark (thumb mark) above the foot ; inside the hind-legs 

 tanned, but divided with black at the hock joints ; and under the tail 

 also tanned ; and so is the vent, but only sufficiently to be easily 

 covered by the tail ; also slightly tanned on each side of the chest. 

 Tan outside the hind-legs commonly called breeching is a serious 

 defect. In all cases the black should not run into the tan, nor vice versa, 

 but the division between the two colours should be well defined. 

 Weight For toys not exceeding 7 Ib. ; for the large breed from 10 to 

 20 Ib. is most desirable. 



