THE ITALIAN GREYHOUND. 227 



Head, . 



Neck, . 



Ears and eyes, 



Legs and feet, 



Fore-quarters, 



Hind-quarters, 



VALUE 

 • S 



5 

 ■ 5 



Tail, . . 

 Coat, . 

 Colour, 



VALUE 



• 5 



5 



15 



. 10 

 . 10 



Symmetry, . 

 Size, . 



IS 

 • 15 



. 10 









Total, 



In shape he should as nearly as possible resemble the English 

 greyhound, as described at page 19 et seq. The nose is not 

 usually so long in proportion, and the head is fuller both in width 

 and depth. The eyes, also, are somewhat larger, being soft and 

 full. The tail should be small in bone and free from hair. It 

 is scarcely so long as that of the English greyhound, bearing in 

 mind the difference of size. It usually bends with a gentle sweep 

 upwards, but should never turn round in a corkscrew form. 



The colour most prized is a golden fawn. The dove-coloured 

 fawn comes next ; then the cream colour and the blue fawn, 

 or fawn with blue muzzle ; the black-muzzled fawn, the black- 

 muzzled red, the plain red, the yellow, the cream-coloured, and 

 the black ; the white, the blue, the white and fawn, and the white 

 and red. Whenever the dog is of a whole colour, there should be 

 no white whatever on the toes, legs, or tail ; and even a star on 

 the breast is considered a defect, though not so great as on the 

 feet. 



The size most prized is when the specified weight is about 6 

 or 8 lbs. ; but dogs of this weight have seldom perfect symmetry/ 

 and one with good shape and colour of 8 lbs. is to be preferred 

 to a smaller dog of less perfect symmetry. Beyond 12 lbs. 

 the dog is scarcely to be considered a pure Italian, though 

 sometimes exceptions occur, and a puppy of pure blood with a 

 sire and dam of small size may grow to such a weight as 1 6 lbs. 



