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neck; but it must not extend round the neck. The 

 body is black, and in the new style of markings 

 the fore and hind feet " stops " must be marked 

 to a little distance just below the knees and 

 hocks ; but in the old style the feet are white, and 

 here again judges will have sharpness of definition, 

 blurring being defective. The ears must be the 

 same colour as that of the body the muzzle white 

 and the " blaze " extending up the skull to join the 

 collar, narrowing in its ascent. Great importance 

 is attached to the cheek markings, and all breeders 

 of Dutch cats and Dutch rabbits are anxious 

 to reduce (within reasonable limits) the cheek 

 markings, which must be uniform with the body 

 colour, but above all uniform, in size, sharpness of 

 outline and colour, with the opposite cheek. The 

 body colour may be black, blue, or tortoise-shell. 

 Odd eyes constitute a defect of the worst kind. 



