proportion are also combined. HEAD—Taken
altogether, the head should give the idea of great
length and strength of jaw. The muzzle, or foreface,
is broad, and the skull proportionately narrow, so
that the whole head, when viewed from above and in
front, has the appearance of equal breadth throughout.
LENGTH OF HEAD—The entire length of head
varies with the height of the dog, 13 ins. from the
tip of the nose to the back of the occiput is a good
measurement for a dog of 32 ins. at the shoulder.
The length from the end of the nose to the point between
the eyes should be about equal, or preferably of greater
length than from this point to the back of the occiput.
SKULL—The skull should be flat rather than
domed, and have a slight indentation running up the
centre, the occipital peak not prominent. There
should be a decided rise or brow over the eyes, but
no abrupt stop between them. FACE—The
face should be chiselled well and foreface long, of
equal depth throughout, and well filled in below the
eyes with no appearance of being pinched. MUSCLES
OF THE CHEEK—The muscles of the cheeks
should be quite flat, with no lumpiness or cheek bumps,
the angle of the jaw-bone well defined. LIPS—The
lips should hang quite square in front, forming a right
angle with the upper line of foreface. UNDERLINE—The
underline of the head, viewed in profile, runs almost
in a straight line from the corner of the lip to the
corner of the jawbone, allowing for the fold of the
lip, but with no loose skin to hang down. JAW—The
lower jaw should be about level, or at any rate not
project more than the sixteenth of an inch. NOSE
AND NOSTRILS—The bridge of the nose should
be very wide, with a slight ridge where the cartilage
joins the bone. (This is quite a characteristic
of the breed.) The nostrils should be large, wide,
and open, giving a blunt look to the nose. A butterfly
or flesh-coloured nose is not objected to in harlequins.
EARS—The ears should be small, set high
on the skull, and carried slightly erect, with the
tips falling forward. NECK—Next to
the head, the neck is one of the chief characteristics.
It should be long, well arched, and quite clean and
free from loose skin, held well up, snakelike in carriage,
well set in the shoulders, and the junction of head
and neck well defined. SHOULDERS—The
shoulders should be muscular but not loaded, and well
sloped back, with the elbows well under the body,
so that, when viewed in front, the dog does not stand
too wide. FORE-LEGS AND FEET—The fore-legs
should be perfectly straight, with big flat bone.
The feet large and round, the toes well arched and
close, the nails strong and curved. BODY—The
body is very deep, with ribs well sprung and belly
well drawn up. BACK AND LOINS—The
back and loins are strong, the latter slightly arched,
as in the Greyhound. HIND-QUARTERS—The
hind-quarters and thighs are extremely muscular, giving
the idea of great strength and galloping power.
The second thigh is long and well developed as in a