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 (1911) (14740704266)

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Title: 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
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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the breed. ij6 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. Xot long afterwards the Schipperke Club(England) was inaugurated, and drew upthe following standard of points, which wasadopted in December, 1890, and differedonly very slightly from the one acknowledgedby the Belgian society. Standard of Points of the Schipperke Club, England.1 Head.—Foxy in type: skull should not beround, but broad, and with little stop. Themuzzle should be moderate in length, fine but notweak, should be well filled out under the eyes. 12. Hind-legs.—Strong, muscular, hocks well letdown. 13. Feet.—Small, catlike, and standing well onthe toes. 14. Nails.—Black. 15. Hind-quarters.—Fine compared to the fore-parts, muscular and well-developed thighs, tailless,rump well rounded. 16. Coat.—Black, abundant, dense, and harsh,smooth on the head, ears and legs, lying close onthe back and sides, but erect and thick round theneck, forming a mane and frill, and well featheredon back of thighs. 17. Weight.—About twelve pounds.
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MRS. CROSFIELDS BRACE OF SCHIPPERKES CH ESME OF GRETA and CH JOY OF GRETA. 2. Nose.—Black and small. 3. Eyes.—Dark brown, small, more oval thanround, and not full; bright, and full of expression. 4. Ears.—Shape : Of moderate length, not toobroad at the base, tapering to a point. Car-riage : Stiffly erect, and when in that position theinside edge to form as near as possible a rightangle with the skull and strong enough notto be bent otherwise than lengthways. 5. Teeth.—Strong and level. 6. Neck.—Strong and full, rather short, setbroad on the shoulders and slightly arched. 7. Shoulders. —Muscular and sloping. 8. Chest.—Broad and deep in brisket. 9. Back.—Short, straight, and strong. 10. Loins.—Powerful, well drawn up from thebrisket. 11. Fore-legs.—Perfectly straight, well underthe body, with bone in proportion to the body. 18. General Appearance.—A small cobby animalwith sharp expression, intensely lively, present-ing the appearance of being always on the alert. 1