. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE BLACK AND TAN TEKRIEU. 495 Tail.—Should be moderately short, and set on where the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the body, and gracefully tapering to a point, and not carried higher than the loin. Goat.—Close, short, and glossy, not soft. Color.—Black and tan as distinct as possible; the tan should be a rich mahogany color; a tan spot over each eye, and another on each cheek, the latter as
. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE BLACK AND TAN TEKRIEU. 495 Tail.—Should be moderately short, and set on where the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the body, and gracefully tapering to a point, and not carried higher than the loin. Goat.—Close, short, and glossy, not soft. Color.—Black and tan as distinct as possible; the tan should be a rich mahogany color; a tan spot over each eye, and another on each cheek, the latter as small as pos- sible; the lips of the up]3er and lower jaws should be tanned, the tan extending under the jaw to the throat, ending in the shape of the letter Y; the inside of the ear is partly tanned; the fore leg is tanned to the knee, with a black patch ("thumb-mark") between the pastern and the knee; the toes have a distinct black mark running up each, called the "pencil-mark;" the tan on the hind legs should con- tinue from the penciling on the feet up the inside of the legs to a little below the stitie-joint, and the outside of the legs should be perfectly black. There should be tan under the tail and on the vent, but only of such size as to be covered by the tail. In every case, the tan should meet the black abruptly. WcigM.—A medium-sized dog should not exceed four- teen pounds, and a large-sized twenty-two Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shields, G. O. (George O. ), 1846-1925, ed. Chicago, Rand, McNally
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