. 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 . ful effect in securing perfect bodybalance, and this is almost invariablyfound in conjunction with good legs and coarse, heavy-shouldered dog is down onhis pasterns nine times out of ten, and thetenth stands too wide apart in front. Onthe other hand, a clean-shouldered animalis generally found standing soundly andlightly on his feet. We come now to the body, which counts,including loins and hindquarters, fo
. 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 . ful effect in securing perfect bodybalance, and this is almost invariablyfound in conjunction with good legs and coarse, heavy-shouldered dog is down onhis pasterns nine times out of ten, and thetenth stands too wide apart in front. Onthe other hand, a clean-shouldered animalis generally found standing soundly andlightly on his feet. We come now to the body, which counts,including loins and hindquarters, for twentypoints. It must be short and compact,with a deep brisket and well-sprung ribs,stout in loin, muscular in hindquarters,and lower at the shoulder than the hocks, which must be well-defined,should be set on low. The height from theshoulder to the ground should be as nearlyas possible the length from the shoulderto the docked stump. n8 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. The proper texture of the coat almostdefies verbal description ; it must be seenand felt to be properly appreciated. Inpoint of fact, the dog has two distinct coats;a thick softish undercoat next his body ;. MRS Sidney charters CH. BRENTWOOD COUNTRY GIRL BY ROSEBERY QUEEN MASIE. BRED BY MR. H. DICKSON. Photograph by Herrett, Brentwood. a crisp, harsh, shaggy one outside. Itmust not lie down flat, and yet it must notcurl. In appearance it must convey animpression of growing profusely in severaldifferent directions ; to the touch it must beharsh of texture, crackling crisply whenrubbed between the thumb and finger. Afrequent fault of the modern show dog ishis softness in this respect, in no smallmeasure due to a tendency towards over-grooming. Colour, largely a matter of taste, maybest be negatively dealt with. A bob-tailmust not be sable, nor brown, nor of these colours is distinctly objec-tionable, whereas any shade of blue, grey,grizzle or blue-merle is correct. Muchdepends here upon a judges indiv
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