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) (14577041600)

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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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ean and straight. Seen fromthe front they should be narrow and from theside broad at the shoulder and narrowing gradu-ally down to the foot, the bone appearing flatand not round as in the Foxhound. 14. Coat.—Long, silky, not woolly ; either flat,wavy, or curly. On the head, ears, and frontlegs it should be short and smooth ; on the neckthe frill should be profuse and rather curly ;on the chest and the rest of the body, the tail andhind quarters, it should be long ; the fore-legs beingwell feathered. 15. Tail.—Long, well feathered, and not gailycarried. It should be carried well down, almosttouching the ground. 16. Height.—Dogs from 29 inches upwards atshoulder, bitches from 27 inches upwards.(Originally 27 inches and 26 inches. Altered ata general meeting of the Borzoi Club, heldFebruary. 1906.) 17. Faults.—Head short and thick ; too muchstop ; parti-coloured nose ; eyes too wide apart :heavy ears ; heavy shoulders ; wide chest ; barrel ribbed ; dew-claws ; elbows turned out ;
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MRS. aitchesons CH. STRAWBERRY KING. BY CH. KIEFF MAID OF HONOUR. 12. Hind Legs.—The least thing under thebody when standing still, not straight, and thestifle slightly bent. They should, of course,be straight as regards each other, and not cow-hocked, but straight hind legs imply a want ofspeed. 13. Feet.—Like those of the Deerhound, ratherlong. The toes close together and well arched. wide behind. Also light eyes and over or under-shot jaws. 18. Colour.—The Club standard makes no men-tion of colour. White, of course, should pre-dominate ; fawn, lemon, orange, brindle, blue,slate and black markings are met with. Toomuch of the latter, or black and tan markings, aredisliked. Whole coloured dogs are also seen. 184 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. The foregoing description embodies thestandard of points as laid down and adoptedby the Borzoi Club, but I have interpolatedsome remarks for the further guidance ofthe novice. The Borzoi Club was founded in 1892,and now consists of about fifty m