AND FEET. — Legs perfectly straight, with plenty of bone ; feet small and round, with a good depth of pad. COAT. — Hard and wiry, and not so long as to appear ragged ; it should also lie straight and close, covering the dog well all over the body... The Twentieth Century Dog ... - Page 305by Herbert Compton - 1904Full view - About this book
| Rawdon Briggs Lee - 1894 - 532 pages
...free from throatiness. "Shoulders. — Long, and sloping well into the back, shoulder blades flat. " Chest. — Deep, but not broad. "Body. — Back short,...muscular, with no droop. " Hocks.— Well let down. " Tail. — Set on high, and carried gaily, but not curled over the back. " Legs. — Perfectly straight,... | |
| William D. Drury - 1903 - 688 pages
...throatiness. Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders long, and sloping well into the back ; shoulder-blades flat. Chest deep, but not broad. Body. — Back short, strong, and straight. Ribs well sprung. Hi1uiquarters, — Strong and muscular, with no droop. Hocks well let down. The tail is set on high,... | |
| A. Croxton Smith - 1910 - 448 pages
...throatiness. SHOULDERS AND CHEST.— Shoulders long, and sloping well into the back, shoulder-blades flat. Chest deep but not broad. BODY. — Back short, strong...sprung. HINDQUARTERS. — Strong and muscular with' no drop. Hocks well let down. The tail set on high and carried gaily, but not curled over the back. LEGS... | |
| 1911 - 528 pages
...down, with the body and back short, strong and straight and the ribs well sprung. The tail should be set on high and carried gaily, but not curled over the back. He should have good shoulders, straight forelegs and short, cat-like feet, small V-shaped ears. In... | |
| 1912 - 358 pages
...throatiness. Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders long and sloping well Into the back, shoulder blades flat. Chest deep, but not broad. Body. — Back short, strong...Hocks well let down. The tail set on high and carried gayly, but not curled over the back. !,<•«•* and Feet. — Legs perfectly straight, with plenty... | |
| Holland Buckley - 1913 - 118 pages
...back short, strong and straight; ribs well sprung; hindquarters strong ani muscular, with no drop ; hocks well let down ; the tail • set on high and...straight, with plenty of bone; feet small and round, with good depth of pad; coat, hard and wiry, and not so long as to appear ragged ; it should be also straight... | |
| Robert Manning Palmer - 1913 - 146 pages
...Shoulders — Long and sloping well into the back; shoulder blades flat. Chest — Deep but not broad. Back — Short, strong and straight. Ribs — Well...Hind-quarters — Strong and muscular with no droop. Legs — Perfectly straight, with plenty of bone; hocks well let down. Feet — Small and round, with... | |
| Robert Manning Palmer - 1916 - 158 pages
...Shoulders — Long and sloping well into the back; shoulder blades flat. Chest — Deep but not broad. Back — Short, strong and straight. Ribs — Well...Hind-quarters — Strong and muscular with no droop. Legs — Perfectly straight, with plenty of bone; hocks well let down. Feet — Small and round, with... | |
| Thomas Hubert Hutton, Stanley Blake - 1919 - 296 pages
...deep but not broad; back short, strong and straight. The hips are well sprung. Hind-quarters should be strong and muscular, with no droop ; hocks well let down. The tail is docked and set on high and carried gaily, but not curled over back. The feet should be small and... | |
| William A. Bruette - 1921 - 418 pages
...straight; ribs well sprung. HINDQUARTERS (10). — Strong and muscular, with no drop; hocks well let down. TAIL. — Set on high and carried gaily, but not curled...straight, with plenty of bone; feet small and round, with good depth of pad. COAT. — Hard and wiry, and not so long as to appear ragged; it should be also... | |
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