. 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 . ound style, but fairly hind legs ought also to be strong, withthe hocks well bent and placed stra ghtbelow the body. A great objection inmany of our show dogs is the turned-outstifle, which mars the movement and givesan appearance of unsoundness. Sound feet,as in the horse, are of great looks worse than a flat, openfooted dog, of whatever breed. The Colliesfoot should be like that of th
. 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 . ound style, but fairly hind legs ought also to be strong, withthe hocks well bent and placed stra ghtbelow the body. A great objection inmany of our show dogs is the turned-outstifle, which mars the movement and givesan appearance of unsoundness. Sound feet,as in the horse, are of great looks worse than a flat, openfooted dog, of whatever breed. The Colliesfoot should be like that of the Greyhound,well padded, oval in shape, the toes closetogether, and nicely arched up. I do notconsider twenty points out of the hundredtoo much for legs and feet. I have likened the perfectly coated Collieto a well-thatched cottage. But it is afact that a rain-proof coated Collie is asuncommon as a rain-proof thatch. The io8 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. quality of coat has changed since thedays of Ch. Rightaway, Balgreggie Hopeand Charlemagne. The texture is nowtoo soft and the undercoat not suffi-ciently dense, if present at all. The coatshould be wiry or harsh to the touch, and. MR. H. AINSCOUGHS CH. PARBOLD PICCOLO BY WELLESBOURNE CONQUEROR PARBOLD PINAFORE. Photograph by Hignctt and Son, Lostock. the undercoat furry and so close that theskin cannot easily be discovered. Manypresent-day dogs are fairly well coveredover the neck and chest, but light in coatover the loin and behind, giving a badlybalanced appearance. As I have indicated, there has been adecided improvement in head. The skullis longer and finer, the eyes are less lightand prominent, the ears better placed,and altogether the expression is moregenerally pleasing than it was in some ofour bygone celebrities with their sour looks,apple-shaped skulls, and heavy, thick earsthat hung over their faces. The best Collie of modern times was un-doubtedly Ch. Squire of Tytton, recentlysold to America for £1,250. A golden sable
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