656 The Dog Book 



field trial meetings, and the standard which the old club drew up has been 

 slightly altered by the present club to read as follows; 



Descriptive Particulars 



Head. — ^The skull should be fairly long, slightly domed at occiput, with 

 cranium broad and full. 



Ears. — Ears set on moderately low, long, reaching when drawn out 

 if nearly, not quite, to the end of the nose; fine texture, fairly broad — ^with 

 almost entire absence of erectile power — setting close to the head with the 

 forward edge slightly inturriing to the cheek — rounded at tip. 



Eyes. — ^Eyes large, set well apart — soft and houndlike — expression gen- 

 tle and pleading; of a brown or hazel colour. 



Muzzle. — Muzzle of medium length — straight and square cut — ^the top 

 moderately defined. 



Jaws. — ^Level. Lips free from flews; nostrils large and open. 



Defects. — ^A very flat skull, narrow across the top; excess of dome; 

 eyes small, sharp and terrier-like, or prominent and protruding; muzzle long, 

 snipey or cut away decidedly below the eyes, or very short. Roman-nosed, 

 or upturned, giving a dishface expression. Ears short, set on high or with a 

 tendency to rise above the point of origin. 



Body, Neck and Throat. — ^Neck rising free and light from the shoulders, 

 strong in substance yet not loaded, of medium length. The throat clean and 

 free from folds of skin, a slight wrinkle below the angle of the jaw, however, 

 may be allowable. 



Dejects. — ^A thick, short, cloddy neck carried on a line with the top of 

 the shoulders. Throat showing dewlap and folds of skin to a degree termed 

 "throatiness." 



Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders sloping — clean, muscular, not heavy 

 or loaded — conveying the idea of freedom of action with activity and strength 

 Chest deep and broad, but not broad enough to interfere with the free play 

 of the shoulders. 



Defects. — Straight, upright shoulders. Chest disproportionately wide 

 or with lack of depth. 



Back, Loin and Ribs. — Back short, muscular and strong. Loin broad 

 and slightly arched, and the ribs well sprung, giving abundance of lung 

 room. 



