THE ST. BERNARD. 555 



Kynological Society adopted a standard, which, while ap- 

 proved by many fanciers, was not generally accepted. At 

 an international congress held in Zurich for the pur- 

 pose, a standard of points was adopted, which was shortly 

 afterward approved by the St. Bernard clubs of England 

 and of America. We give it herewith in full. 



STANDARD OF POINTS THE SMOOTH ST. BERNARD. 



General character. Powerful, tall, upstanding, with 

 hard muscular development. Massive head and very intel- 

 ligent expression. In dogs with dark face -markings the 

 expression is more solemn, but should never be sour. 



Head. Like the body, very powerful and imposing; the 

 massive skull is wide, slightly arched, and sloping at the 

 sides, with a gentle curve into the well-developed cheek- 

 bones. 



Occiput. Only slightly developed. The supra-orbital 

 ridge is strongly developed, and forms nearly a right-angle 

 with the horizontal axis of the head. Between the supra- 

 orbital arches at the root of the muzzle begins a deep fur- 

 row, which, clearly denned in the first half, extends over 

 the whole skull, getting gradually shallow toward the 

 occiput. The lines at the sides, from the outer corners of 

 the eyes, diverge considerably toward the back of the head. 

 The skin on the forehead forms over the supra-orbital 

 arches deep wrinkles, which converge toward the above- 

 mentioned furrow. They are particularly noticeable when 

 the animal is very animated, without giving a savage 

 expression. 



Stop. Clearly defined. 



Muzzle. Short, not snipy, and an imaginary line through 

 the muzzle, straight down from the stop, must be longer 

 than the length of the muzzle. The bridge of the muzzle 

 is straight, not arched, and, in some good dogs, slightly 

 broken. From the root of the muzzle or stop descends its 

 whole length to the nose a rather wide, well-marked, shal- 

 low furrow. The strongly developed lips of the upper jaw 

 do not form an angle at the turning point, but slope with 



