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Action. — Easy and graceful ; high carriage ; active ; gentle 

 and easily handled. In males, testicles should be readily 

 seen, and of same size and carriage. 



Objections: Sluggish; awkward; low carriage; wild; 

 vicious. In males, testicles not distinctly visible, or not of 

 same size and carriage. 

 Condition. — Healthy and mellow to touch, fat evenly laid on. 



Objections : Harsh to touch, flabbiness, fat in lumps on 

 back or sides. 

 Disposition. — Quiet and gentle. 



Objections : Cross, restless, quarrelsome. 

 Symmetry or adaptation of points. — The adaptation of all the 

 points, size and style combined to make the desired type 

 or model. 



Detailed Description 



Head and face. — Head short and wide ; cheeks neat ; jaws 

 broad and strong ; forehead medium, high and wide ; face 

 short and smooth ; nose neat, tapering and slightly dished. 

 Objections : Head long, narrow, or coarse ; cheeks too full ; 

 forehead low and narrow ; jaws contracted and weak ; face 

 long, narrow and straight ; nose coarse, clumsy or dished 

 like a Berkshire. 



Eyes. — Bright, large, clear and free from wrinkles or over- 

 hanging fat. 



Objections : Small, deep set, surrounded by wrinkles or fat. 



Ears. — Drooping at tip to give graceful appearance ; thin ; 

 soft ; pointing outward and forward ; well proportioned to 

 size of body. 



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