140 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Pointer breeders should not lose sight of the lack of 

 uniformity in type with which the friends of the dog have 

 always had to contend. Large dogs and small dogs, long 

 and short, have been interbred so that it is difficult to 

 predict uniformity in type in any litter. Greater care 

 should be exercised in this regard, and the two weights of 

 dogs should be carefully bred within themselves. An 

 occasional graft of the heavy breed onto the light weight 

 might, however, be allowed, with a view to counteracting 

 excessive fineness of bone and muscle in the latter, and 

 heaviness in the former. 



DESCRIPTION VALUE OF POINTS COLOR SIZE. 



The style of dog that is now being bred in the United 

 States conforms entirely to the description given by Stone- 

 henge in his valuable work on the "Dogs of the British 

 Isles" a standard that has also been adopted for judging 

 by the Westminster Kennel Club, of New York, for use at 

 their annual bench shows, and which is generally used 

 throughout the country. For the benefit of the readers of 

 this work, the epitomized description compiled by the late 

 William M. Tileston is herewith given, as follows: 



The skull (value 10) should be of good size, but not as 

 heavy as in the old Spanish Pointer, and, in a lesser degree, 

 his half-bred descendants. It should be wider across the 

 ear than that of the Setter, with the forehead rising well at 

 the brows, showing a decided "stop." A full development 

 of the occipital protuberance is indispensable, and the 

 upper surface should be in two slightly rounded flats, with 

 a furrow between. 



The nose (value 10) should be long (four inches to four 

 and three-fourths inches) and broad, with widely-open 

 nostrils. The end must be moist, and in health is cold to 

 the touch. It should be black, or very dark brown, in all 

 but the lemon-and- whites; but in them it may be a deep 

 flesh-color. It should be cut oif square, and not pointed- 

 known as the " snipe-nose," or "pig- jaw." Teeth meeting 

 evenly. 



