434 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
CHOW CHOW. 
: Cius SCALE oF POINTS. 
Head.—Skull flat and broad with little stop, well filled out 
under the eyes. 
Muzzle.—Moderate in length, and broad from the eyes to the 
point (not pointed at the end like a fox). 
NVose.—Black, large, and wide. (In cream or light coloured 
specimens a pink nose is allowable.) 
Tongue.—Black. 
_Eyes.—Dark and small. (Ina blue dog light colour is permissible.) 
Ears.—Small, pointed, and carried stiffly erect. They should be 
placed well forward over the eyes, which gives the dog the peculiar 
characteristic expression of the breed—v7z., a sort of scowl. 
Teeth.— Strong and level. 
Neck.—Strong, full, set well on the shoulders, ad slightly 
arched. 
Shoulders. geile and sloping. 
Chest.—Broad and deep. 
Back.—Short, straight, and strong. 
Loins.—Powerful. 
Tail—Curled tightly over the back. 
Fore Legs.—Perfectly straight, of moderate length, and with great 
bone. 
Hind Legs.—Same as fore legs, muscular and with hocks well let 
down. 
Feet.—Small, round, and cat-like, standing well on the toes. 
Coat.—Abundant, dense, straight, and rather coarsé in texture, 
with a soft woolly undercoat. 
Colour.—Whole-coloured black, red, yellow, blue, white, etc., 
not in patches (the under part of tail and back of thighs frequently 
of a lighter colour). 
General Appearance.—A lively, compact, short-coupled dog, 
well-knit in frame, with tail curled well over the back. 
Disqualifying Points——Drop ears, red tongue, tail not curled 
over back, white spots on coat, and red nose, except in yellow 
or white specimens. 
V.B.—Smooth Chows are governed by the same scale of points, 
except that the coat is smooth. 
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