88 DOMESTICATED DOGS. 



Shoulders and chest. — "Whether the dog should be 14 lbs. or 

 18 lbs. in weight, there can be no question that his chest must 

 not be much larger than that of the animal whose earth he is 

 required to enter ; and this really should be the limitation as to 

 size rather than the weight. Thus a 20-lb. dog, if made with 

 a chest girthing 17 or 18 inches, can enter an earth which is 

 beyond the power of another weighing only 1 6 lbs. but measur- 

 ing 19 or 20. inches round, and especially if the chest of the 

 former is round while that of the latter is as keel-shaped as the 

 greyhound's. In a little dog of 1 5 or 16 lbs., I should, therefore, 

 consider a moderately deep chest to be an advantage, giving room 

 for the play of his lungs without that width which is detrimental 

 to a free gallop. On the other hand, in a 20-lb. dog the chest 

 must be round, or it is impossible for him to do his duty as a 

 fox-terrier, and there must be no keel for the same reason. Of 

 course,, with the wide chest the shoulders cannot be very long 

 and oblique, and this being the case, the dog of this formation 

 may be excused for exhibiting them in a somewhat upright form. 

 On the other hand, the little compact dog must be expected to 

 possess them oblique and yet muscular, since he is required to dig, 

 and if he is not so furnished he should suffer accordingly at the 

 hands of the judge. 



Bach and loin. — The back of this dog is not required to be 

 specially strong, but only sufficiently so to keep up his fore- 

 quarters to their work underground, and to maintain a good pace 

 when on the gallop. Deep back ribs are demanded, indicating 

 a good constitution, and also as strengthening the back without 

 increasing weight. The loin also should be of corresponding 

 strength. 



The hind-quarters should be foxhound-like, that is to say, 

 straight in the stifles rather than much bent, as in the grey- 



