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Feet should be large and well shaped. Splayed or furned « out 
feet are objectionable. 
. Tail should be of moderate length, reaching down a little ‘alee 
the hocks. It should be of fair thickness, and-well covered with 
long hair, but not to form a flag. When the dog is standing still 
and not excited it should hang downward, with a slight curve. at 
the end. Tails with a kink in them or curled over the back are. 
very objectionable. 
Coat should be flat and dense, of a sonata texture and “ily 
nature, capable of resisting the water. If brushed the wrong way 
it should fall back into its place naturally. 
Colour jet black. A slight tinge of bronze or a splash of white 
on chest or toes is not objectionable. 
Height and weight.—Size and high weight are very desirable, so 
long as symmetry is maintained. A fair average height at the 
shoulder is 27 inches for a dog, and 25 for a bitch. A fair average 
weight is 100 lbs, and 85 lbs. respectively. 
(B) THE LANDSEER TYPE OF NEWFOUNDLAND. 
This variety differs from the above, being usually more loosely 
made, and possessing a less majestic appearance; the colour also 
is a white ground with black spots, and the coat is more woolly. 
Most dogs of this breed are also more ‘‘on the leg” than the black 
ty pe. 
yiThe club state that it should in all respects follow the black, 
except in colour, which may be any, so long as it disqualifies for 
the black class; but the colours most to be encouraged are bronze 
and black and white, beauty in marking to be taken greatly into 
consideration. 
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(Cc) THE ST. JOHN’S NEWFOUNDLAND OR LABRADOR DOG. 
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In Great Britain the small variety of the Newfoundland .is 
seldom kept as a mere companion, being chiefly used as a 
retriever, either pure or more or less crossed with the setter or 
spaniel. He is then commonly ‘known as’ “a retriever” of the 
