ioo DOMESTICATED DOGS. 



The head is smaller than it looks from the length of the coat 

 covering it. To judge of its size, the hair must be smoothed 

 down or wetted. It is really rather a narrow head than other- 

 wise, flat at the top, with little or no brow. Nose rather long and 

 pointed. Top of nose black or very dark brown, as well as roof 

 of mouth. Teeth level and strong. 



Ears and eyes. — The ears are set on high, but not absolutely 

 pricked; not large in leather, being about 3 inches down the 

 cheek in a dog of average size. The hair on them is much longer, 

 and, with that from the eyebrows and cheeks, falls over the eyes 

 so as to completely conceal them, the dog peering through the 

 hair as through a sieve. In this variety, of course, the fall of the 

 ears is quite distinct from the erect position of the other. Eyes 

 of medium size, in colour brown, sometimes light, at others dark, 

 according to the colour of the coat. They always have a keen 

 and sharp expression when the hair is separated so as to get at 

 them. 



Length of body and neck. — As above remarked, the length from 

 tip to tip should be 3 \ times the height at the shoulders. The 

 neck in itself is long. In spite of this great length, the neck and 

 back are muscular, and the ribs are rounded like a barrel, and the 

 back ribs deep to the very last. The shoulders are strong and 

 the points wide apart. Height about 9 inches, length about 

 30 to 33 inches. Many dogs are 10 inches high and long in 

 proportion. 



Legs and feet. — As this dog is seldom actually employed at 

 work, no great value is set on his legs and feet, but, nevertheless, 

 the former ought to be set on straight without any turning out at 

 the elbows, and the feet should be cat-like and well clothed with 

 hair. No dew-claws are admitted by breeders. 



