THE MASTIFF. 587 



BODY. 



General. Thick-set and muscular, with great length 

 and bulk, on comparatively short legs. 



Neck. Short, thick, and muscular; dewlap slightly 

 developed. 



Chest. Deep, wide between fore legs. 



Shoulders. Wide apart across breast and back; shoul- 

 der-blades deep. 



Back. Long and broad. 



Loin. Broad, flat, and muscular. 



Thighs. Straight, muscular, and thick. 



Stern. Fine, short, straight, thick at root, tapering to 

 tip, and carried down generally. 



Fore legs. Short, from elbow to ground straight, with 

 plenty of bone and muscle. 



Hind legs. Straight, well curved from stifle to hock, 

 with plenty of bone; dew-claws admissible. 



Feet. Round, large, and compact. 



Coat. Hard, short, and fine. 



Color. Fawn, with black ears and muzzle, or good brin- 

 dles equal pieds are admissible and equal for purity award 

 no points for color. 



HEIGHT. 



General. Produced by depth of body, not by length of 

 limb. 



Dogs. From twenty-seven inches at shoulder and up- 

 ward; the greater the height the better, providing there is 

 no loss of symmetry and character, and that the weight 

 increases in proportion. 



Bitches. Generally average three inches less than dogs. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING. 



HEAD, 40 POINTS. 



Value. Value. 



Shape of skull 10 f S^T" 



Breadth 3 



Girth of skull 10 Muzzle \ Depth 3 



Ears carriage and size 5 p 1 ? 8 ; 



