148 THE DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



Points. 



Head, elongated, large, and combined with the neck in a rather obtuse angle. 

 When viewed from the side, the protuberance of the occiput is not much developed ; 

 skull not high vaulted ; forehead descending to the eyes without any marked stop, 

 but eyebrows raised ; space between eye and ear comparatively much wider than in 

 the hound and pointer, owing to the ears being placed high and far back ; nose 

 straight or very slightly arched between top and root, nostrils not too large ; jaw 

 neither pig-snouted nor square, but moderately pointed by a sloping line from tip of 

 nose to the chin, and widening gradually from there towards the throat ; lips short, 

 not overlapping the lower jaw, but with a little flew at the angles. The superior 

 maxillary bone and the jaw muscle protrude so much as to give the face a hollow- 

 cheeked appearance. When viewed from above and in front, the skull is broad 

 between the ears, and only slightly vaulted (neither narrow and conical nor 

 perfectly flat; the jaw or muzzle tapering gradually from the eyes; skin rather 

 tight over the whole head, showing no wrinkles when the dog is not excited. The 

 shape of bone and muscles must be marked sharply and distinctly in the head, and 

 this lean and plastical appearance (trockner Kopf) must remain in the head, even 

 when the body of the dog is laden with fat. 



Eyes, ears, and teeth. In good heads, with long jaw, the centre of the space 

 between tip of nose and occiput will be found to be in the hind angle of the eyes. 

 The eye should be of medium size, open, bright, intelligent, and fiery (small deep-set 

 eyes, showing the " haw," are even as objectionable in dachshunds as protruding 

 eyes) ; iris rich brown in black-tan dogs, never brighter than the tan except in the 

 bluish varieties (wall eyes). The ear is a very important point in dachshunds, and 

 its situation, shape, and carriage are quite peculiar to the breed ; but it should by 

 no means be noticeable in the head from its largeness, ornamental folding, and low 

 situation. The ear of the dachshund is set on so high that its base is nearly even 

 with the outline of the skull and neck; and it is situated so far backwards and 

 distant from the eyes (vide head), that it covers a good deal more of the neck than 

 of the cheeks ; it should be broad at the base, of equal width, and the lower edge 

 bluntly rounded, not filbert- shaped or pointed ; it should hang down quite close and 

 smooth to the cheek, without the slightest inclination to any twisting, folding, or 

 curl. The ears are of sufficient length if they are half as long as the head; they 

 should not over-reach the outline of throat, and should cover about half-an-inch of 

 the angle of the mouth when stretched gently towards the nose. There is no 

 blemish in their being somewhat longer, but, as long as ears are neither useful nor 

 characteristic of the breed, they should never be brought to an excess. The leather 

 of the ears should be very thin, but the hair of the upper surface very short, smooth, 

 and silky. In fighting and attacking, an ear of this description is drawn back and 

 upwards suddenly, and knitted together so much that it is scarcely to be seen in 

 front of the dog. When the dachshund pricks his ears they are not lifted above 

 their usual level, but only bent forwards, until they stand out rectangularly from 

 both sides of the face in their whole usual breadth, without any folding, the fore 



