. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . slightly widerin skull, allowing for plenty of brain room ; lipstight, without any flew, and eyes bright and in-telligent and dark in colour. 2. Ears.—Small and fine in texture, and semi-pricked. 3. Teeth.—Very strong and level, and notdecayed or cankered. 4. Neck.—Lengthy, without any throatiness,but muscular. 5. Shoulders.—Placed well back in the body,and fairly muscular, without being loaded. 6. Forelegs.—Perfe
. The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment . slightly widerin skull, allowing for plenty of brain room ; lipstight, without any flew, and eyes bright and in-telligent and dark in colour. 2. Ears.—Small and fine in texture, and semi-pricked. 3. Teeth.—Very strong and level, and notdecayed or cankered. 4. Neck.—Lengthy, without any throatiness,but muscular. 5. Shoulders.—Placed well back in the body,and fairly muscular, without being loaded. 6. Forelegs.—Perfectly straight, set well intothe shoulders, with strong pasterns and toes setwell up and close together. 7. Body.—Chest very deep, with fairly well-sprung ribs ; muscular back and loins, and well cutup in the flanks. 8. Hindquarters.—Wide and well let down,with hocks well bent and close to the ground, withvery muscular haunches, showing great propellingpower, and tail long and fine and tapering with aslight upward curve. 9. Coat.—Fairly fine in texture. 10. Weight.—The ideal weight of a dog is from60 pounds to 65 pounds, of a bitch from 55 poundsto 60 FULLERTON, AS HE NOW IS IN THE NATURALHISTORY MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. ig8
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