THE PUG {BLACK). 



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Body. — Short and cobby; chest wide; ribs well sprung. 



Legs.— Strong, straight, of moderate length, and well under 

 body. 



Feet. — Between style of cat- and barefoot, well-split-up toes, 

 and black nails. 



Muzzle. — Short, square, blunt, but not upturned. 



Head. — Large, round, 7iot apple-headed^ with no indentation of 

 the skull. Eyes dark, very large, bold and prominent, soft and 

 solicitous in expression, lustrous, and when excited full of fire. 

 Ears thin, small, and soft. The button-ear is preferred to the rose- 

 ear. 



Markings. — Clearly defined: the muzzle or mask, ears, moles '^iJifiv^S 

 on cheeks, thumb-marks or diamond on forehead, and back trace " "^ "" 



should be as black as possible. 



Mask. — Black; the more defined, the better. 



Wrinkles. — Deep and large. 



Tail. — Curled lightly as possible over hip. The double curl 

 is perfection. 



Coat. — Fine, smooth, soft, short, glossy, neither hard nor luoolly. 



Color. — Silver or apricot fawn. Each should be very decided, 

 so as to make a contrast between color and trace. 



Defects. 



Long-legged or short-legged. 



THE PUG (BLACK). 



Origin. — Beyond question a dog of Chinese origin, as Lady 

 Brassey brought several specimens from there to London, and other 

 travelers have seen them there. 



Uses. — A pet dog only. 



* Scale of Points, Etc. 



Same in all respects as for the fawn pug, excepting that the coat should be 

 pure black and entirely free from white. 



