472 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
Shoulders.—Slope well in the best specimens. 
Chest.—Deep and moderately wide. 
ibs.—Well sprung and well let down. 
Back.—Strong, wide, and arched. 
Loins.—Stout and firm. 
Hind-quarters.—Large and muscular, with a well let down 
hock. 
Stern.—Like that of a Welsh Harrier, and pretty well coated, 
though by no means a flag, and it is carried gaily, but not 
curled. 
Muzzle.—Well covered with wiry hair; their is plenty of eye- 
-brow, and the coat itself may be said to begin at the brow, and it 
is long, and hard, and wiry. 
Colour.—The colours of different Otterhounds vary. They 
may be grey or grizzly, black or rufus red, or sandy mixed with 
black or grey. 
POMERANIAN. 
PROPOSED SCALE OF POINTS, WITH THE RELATIVE VALUE 
ATTACHED TO EACH. 
Symmetry and General Appearance.—In general build, and 
coat more especially, the Pomeranian should somewhat resemble 
the rough-coated Collie, with the difference, that his head should 
be shorter, ears smaller and carried perfectly erect, and his tail 
curled up from the root tightly over his back or lying flat on the 
back. He must be a compact little dog, well proportioned in 
build, standing on straight limbs, and possessing a profuse coat of 
long and perfectly straight silky hair all over his body, forming a 
mane round his neck of longer hair, with the fore legs feathered, 
and the thighs more heavily feathered.. He must be sharp and 
intelligent in expression, and exhibit great activity and buoyancy 
of disposition, and ‘should not exceed 20 lbs. in weight, the 
smaller specimens being preferable. (10.) 
Head.—Should be somewhat foxy in outline, or wedge-shaped, 
the skull being larger in proportion to the muzzle, which should 
finish fine rather, and be free from lippiness. The head in its 
profile may exhibit a little stop, which, however, must not be too 
