XIV 



THE NEW BOOK OF THi: DOG. 



during the time of the exhibition, for tlic 

 purpose of altering its texture. 

 ^. That any oil, grcasv or sticky substance has 

 been used and reniains in the coat during 

 time of exhibition. 



4. That any part of a dog's coat or hair has 

 been cut, clipped, singed, or rasped down 

 by any substance. 



5. That the new or fast coat has been removed 

 by pulling or plucking in any manner. 



Note. — The coat may be brushed and 

 combed, so that old or shedding coat 

 and loose hairs may be removed. 



6. That if any cutting, piercing, breaking by 

 force, or any kind of operation or act which 

 destroys tissues of the ears or alters their 

 natural formation or carriage, or shortens 

 the tail, or alters the natural formation of the 

 dog, or any part thereof has been practised, 

 or any other thing has been done calculated 

 in the opinion of the Committee of the Kennel 

 Club to deceive, except in cases of necessary 

 operation certified to the satisfaction of the 

 Kennel Club Committee. 



7. That the lining membrane of the mouth 

 has been cut or mutilated in any way. 

 Exceptions : — 



1. Shortening the tails of dogs of the following 

 breeds will not render them liable to dis- 

 qualific?.tion : — Spaniels (except Irish \\'atcr), 

 Fox-terriers, Irish Terriers, Welsli Terriers, 

 Airedale Terriers, Old English Sheepdogs, 

 Poodles, Toy Spaniels, Yorkshire Terriers, 

 Schipperkes, Griffons Bruxellois, and such 

 varieties of foreign dogs as the Committee 

 may from time to time determine. 



2. Dogs of the following breeds may ha\e 

 their coats clipped : — Poodles. 



3. Dcwclaws may be removed in any breed. 



4. Dogs with cars cropped prior to yth .\pril, 

 i8(>S. 



Fall. — The loose long overhanging hair over the 

 face of a Yorkshire, Skye, or Clydesdale Terrier. 



Feather. — The fringe of hair at the back of 

 the legs, as in the Setter and Spaniel. It is also 

 applied to the body all over in long-luiircd breeds 

 like Collies and Newfoundlands. 



Felted. — Matted, as applied to coat. 



Fiddle-headed. — A long, gaunt, wolfish head, 

 as seen in some Mastiffs. 



Field Trials. — Competitions instituted for the 

 improvement of sporting dogs — Pointers, Setters, 

 and Spaniels in particular. Retriever trials were run 

 at \'aynol Park in 1871-2, but were discontinued 

 until 1906, when they were resumed under the 

 auspices of the Kennel Club. 



Flag. — A term for the tail applied to Setters 

 Ketricvers, etc. 



Flews. — The chaps, or pendulous lips of the- 

 uppcr jaw. The lips at the inner comers. 



Frill. — The feather or beautiful mass of hair 

 projecting from the throat of a long-coated dog, 

 notably the Collie and the Setter. 



Frog Face. — Applied to a Bulldog whose nose 

 is too prominently forward. 



Grizzle. — .Vn iron grey colour. 



Hare-foot. — A long, narrow foot carried well, 

 forwaril. 



Harlequin, — Mottled, pied, or patchy in colour, 

 as in some of the Great Danes. 



Haw. — An inner eyelid or nienthraiui uidilaiia- 

 more developed in some dogs than in others. It 

 is usually the colour of the iris, but red in many 

 hounds. It should never be cut unless diseased. 



Height of a Dog. — The perpendicular measure- 

 ment from the top of the shoulder blade to the 

 ground. 



Hocks. — The joints between the pasterns ar.d; 

 the upper part of the hind legs. 



Hound Shows are those consisting exclusively 

 of all, or any, of the following breeds : — Fox- 

 hounds, Staghounds, Otterhounds, Bloodhounds, 

 Ilarricra. and Beagles. 



Huckle Bones. — The tops of the hip joints. 



In the Money. — A jihrasc used to indicate 

 that a show dog has taken an award higher than 

 Reser\c. 



Kink Tail. — .\ tail with a single kink, or break 

 in il. 



Kissing Spots. — The spots on the chcok.s of some 

 Toys and others ; as the mole on the cheek of 

 the Pug. 



Knee. — The joints attaching the fore pasterns 

 and the forearms. 



Layback. — The receding nose of a Pug, Bulldog, 

 or Tiiv Spaniel. 



Leather. — The skin of the ear, most frequently 

 used 111 reference to the ear of the Bloodhound 

 ^md Dachshund. 



Level-jawed. — Term applied to a dog whose 

 teeth meet e\-enly, and whose jaws are neither 

 overshot nor undershot . 



Lippy. — A term applied to the hanging lips of 

 dogs where such should not exist. 



Lumber. — A superfluity of flesh, heavy and 

 ungainly. 



Mask. — This phrase is frequently used when 

 speaking or writing of the dark muzzle of the 

 Mastiff, and some other breeds. 



Merle. — .\ bluish-grey colour with black inter- 

 mingled. 



Occiput. — The prominent bone at the back 

 or top of the skull, which gives the dome shape to 

 the head of the Bloodhound. It is from the back 

 of this prominence that the length of the head is 

 measured. 



