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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 
SMOOTH-COATED PINSCHERS. 
blunt, the stop well defined, the cheeks well 
cushioned, and the jaws often undershot. 
The back is short and level, the shoulders 
sloping, long, and muscular, the chest deep, 
but not very broad, the ribs well rounded, 
and the belly slightly drawn up. The legs 
are straight. The tail is high and always 
docked ; the coat short, hard, and glossy, in 
colour yellow or brindle, with or without a 
black mask. White patches are allowed. 
The height for dogs is 21} inches, for 
bitches 20 inches. Years ago the Boxer was 
much more Bulldog like than he is now. 
At present too 
much of the Bull- 
Terriers of more or less fixed type are to be 
found in all European countries. They are 
even to be met with in mid-Africa, and they 
are common enough in the Belgian Congo. 
The Congo Terrier is one of the most definite 
of native African breeds. It isasymmetrical, 
lightly built dog, whose height is of from 
12 to 24 inches, with a rather long head 
and large upstanding ears, and _intelli- 
gent dark eyes. The teeth are well developed 
but mostly overshot. The legs are straight 
and the feet small. The tail is usually 
curled over the back, and is somewhat 
bushy. The coat 
dog character is 
not desired. A 
typical specimen 
of the breed is 
shown in the por- 
trait of Ch. Murillo, 
kindly supplied by 
Herr Ernst Prosler, 
of Frankfurt, 
to whom, and Mr. 
Theo Becker, the 
Editor is indebted 
for the photo- 
graphs of German 
Pinschers repro- 
duced in this 
chapter. 
TYPICAL GERMAN BOXER MURILLO. 
is short, although 
there is a ridge of 
longer hair along 
the spine. The 
colour is red or 
mouse - grey, with 
large white 
patches. Sir Harry 
Johnston noticed 
that these dogs 
were much used 
for terrier work 
by the natives 
in the _ territory 
north of the Zam- 
besi. In a degen- 
erate state they 
become pariah 
