THE DACHSHUND. 77 



He is now seldom seen in Eotten Row led by a lady, as was the 

 fashion in 1875-76, for it would be idle to attempt to keep one 

 at heel there or elsewhere, such is the uncontrollable nature of his 

 temperament. The following is the numerical value of the points 

 of the dachshund : — 





VALUE 





VALUE 



Head, . 



10 



Stern, 



10 



Jaws, 



10 



Coat, 



5 



Ears, eyes, and lips, . 



10 



Colour, 



10 



Neck and body, 



15 



Size and symmetry,.. 



5 



Legs' and feet, . 



20 



Quality, . 



5 



Total, . . 100 



The head is long and slightly arched. Occiput wide and skull 

 narrowing rapidly to the eyes. Head and neck connected in a 

 snake-like form, with a very obtuse angle, and little or no occipital 

 protuberance. -Eyebrows low, and scarcely raised above the general 

 line of face. 



The jaws are long and tapering to the nose, which is small 

 and pointed, but cut off nearly square, not pig-jawed. The 

 masseter muscles of the cheeks are very full, and being so, give 

 the face an appearance of hollowness under the eyes which is not 

 strictly present. Teeth level, strong, and even ; skin covering the 

 face tight and without wrinkle. 



Ears, eyes, and lips. — The ears are set on farther back than 

 in any English dog, and though high, by no means pricked. 

 This position of the ear is very remarkable, and distinguishes 

 the dachshund from all his congeners. In the hound, pointer, 

 and setter, the front edge of the ear approaches the eye, 

 but in the dachshund it is opposite the junction of the head 

 and neck, or a very little in advance of that point. The ear 

 itself is large, but not so large in proportion as that of 

 the bloodhound, being generally about three- fourths of the 



