Great This dog is a most symmetri cal animal and the embodiment of agility and strength. They were originally used in Den mark and Germany for hoar and deer hunting. They make ideal watch dogs.
Head, which should be carried high, long and not too broad; muzzle broad, strong and blunt; eyes small, with sharp ex pression; neck long and arched, free from dew lap; chest moderately broad; brisket deep; loin slightly arched; shoulders sloping; elbows well under; belly well drawn up; legs straight and muscular; second thighs long and strong; feet large, well arched, and close; coat hard and dense; tail strong at root, and ending fine, car ried rather low. Colors: brindle, fawn, harle quin, black, white and blue.
Mastiff.— In this old breed we have prob ably the most massive and ferocious looking of dogs.
Head large and massive; skull flatly rounded; ears small; muzzle square, deep and broad; teeth level; eyes brown or hazel colored, and wide apart; front legs straight, with great bone; chest deep ; loins strong and large as possible; color, brindle or fawn; in both cases muzzle and ears black; size as large as possible, so long as symmetry is retained.
Newfoundland.— This noble dog is famed for his remarkable fearlessness of water and the readiness with which it will risk its life to save human beings from drowning. The black dog, which is spoken of as the true Newfoundland, is a trifle larger than the Landseer type, which is a black and white dog. Much controversy has taken place as to whence white markings came, some claiming a spaniel cross.
Head broad and massive with flat skull and somewhat square muzzle; ears small and lying close to the head; coat straight and dense and capable of resisting water; tail carried gaily, but not curled over; color black, black and white or bronze; average weight, 100 pounds for dogs and 85 pounds for bitches.
Pointer.— That this breed was descended from the hound was first clearly indicated by Youatt. The disposition to point appears to be due to training, and although other dogs have been taught to point, in no case do they assume the same rigid position so notable in the pointer.
This breed is marked by a compact and well knit body, sloping shoulders, muscular limbs and beautiful action. The head is large and flat, stop well defined with a depression running from the top to occiput, muzzle long and square, with not too much lip. Colors are white with black, liver, and orange markings and solid black and liver.
The English greyhound, which is of great antiquity, has been regarded by some as the ancestral stock of the majority of our domestic dogs, but this is doubtful. It is easily distinguished at a glance from all other dogs by its graceful outline and large size. Greyhounds hunt entirely by sight instead of scent.
Head long and lean, rather wide between the eyes and flat at the top; jaw power ful, but cleanly cut ; teeth level and white; eyes bright ; ears small and fine in texture and rose shaped; neck long and muscular, elegantly arched and free from throatiness ; shoulders oblique and muscular ; chest deep and capacious; hack broad and square, rather long and slightly arched over loins which should he strong and powerful; forelegs rather long and set under dog, possessing fair amount of bone; hind quar ters strong and broad across, stifles well bent, thighs broad and muscular, hocks well let down; feet round, well split up with strong soles; tail long, tapering and nicely carried; coat fine and close; color, black, red, white, brindle, fawn, blue and the various mixtures of each.
breed is the result of a cross between a greyhound and a terrier, and is bred especially for rabbit coursing and racing. In the latter sport these dogs are without doubt the most speedy animals known, even exceeding the speed of the racehorse for a short distance. In outline they are identically the same as the greyhound.
It is a large hound, white in color with black and tan markings; the head somewhat on the pointer type, but the ears more pendulous and set lower. This breed has been used for many years in Europe for stag hunting.