682 The Dog Book 



finish rather fine and be free from lippiness. The teeth should be level and 

 on no account undershot. The head in its profile may exhibit a little stop^ 

 which, however, must not be too pronounced, and the hair on the head and 

 face must be smooth or short-coated. 



Eyes. — ^The eyes should be medium size, rather oblique in shape, not 

 set too wide apart, bright and dark in colour, showing great intelligence 

 and docility of temper. In the white dog black rims around the eyes are 

 preferable. 



Ears. — ^The ears should be small, not set too wide apart nor too low 

 down, and carried perfectly erect, like those of a fox, and like the head 

 should be covered with soft short hair. No plucking or trimming is allow- 

 able. 



Nose. — In black, black and tan or white dogs the nose should be black ;^ 

 in other coloured Pomeranians it may often be brown or liver-coloured, but 

 in all cases the nose must be self — not parti-coloured, and never white. 



Neck and shoulders. — The neck if anything should be rather short, 

 well set in and lion-like covered with a profuse mane and frill of long 

 straight hair, sweeping from the under jaw and covering the whole of the 

 front part of the shoulders and chest, as well as the top part of the shoulders. 

 The shoulders must be tolerably clean and laid well back. 



Body. — ^The back must be short, and the body compact, being well 

 ribbed up and the barrel well rounded. The chest must be fairly deep and 

 not too wide. 



Legs. — The fore legs must be perfectly straight, of medium length, not 

 such as would be termed either "leggy" or "low on the leg," but in due 

 proportion in length and strength to a well balanced frame, and the fore 

 legs and thighs must be well feathered, the feet small and compact in shape. 

 No trimming is allowable. 



Tail. — ^The tail is characteristic of the breed, and should be turned 

 over the back and carried flat, being profusely covered with long spreading 

 hair. 



Coat — Properly speaking there should be two coats — an under and over 

 coat; the one a soft fluffy undercoat, and the other a long, perfectly straight 

 and glistening coat, covering the whole of the body, being very abundant 

 round the neck and fore part of the shoulders and chest, where it should 

 form a frill of profuse standing-ofF straight hair, extending over the shoul- 

 ders as previously described. The hindquarters, like those of the collie^ 



