612 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



She was placed on exhibition there, with a litter of puppies; 

 was shown great attention, and was greatly admired by 

 thousands of people. She was awarded a diploma and 

 medal as best Dalmatian bitch, with honorable mention for 

 puppies. Unfortunately, no photograph of this bitch was 

 taken, but the accompanying illustration is that of one of 

 the best living specimens. 



Following is the standard and scale of points for judging 

 the Dalmatian: 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Value. Value. 



General appearance 10 Head, including ears and eyes. . . 5 



Color, markings, and coat 25 Legs, feet, and tail 5 



Neck, chest, and body 5 



Total 50 



The head should be wide and flat, blunt at muzzle, and 

 light-lipped; nose black. 



Ears rather small, V-shaped, and very fine. If these 

 are well spotted, great beauty is added to the dog's appear- 

 ance. 



Eyes dark, and inclined to be small, not extremely large. 



Neck arched and light, tapering onto powerful and 

 sloping shoulders. 



Chest deep, rather broad. 



Body round in ribs and well ribbed up behind. 



Fore legs straight and very muscular. Plenty of bone is 

 essential in this breed, so as to enable a dog to stand the 

 wear and tear it has to encounter on hard roads over which 

 it is compelled to travel. 



Feet round, with toes arched and well split up; pads 

 round, firm, and elastic. 



Hind legs muscular, with clean hocks placed near the 

 ground, as in the Bulldog. 



Tail tapering from the root, and carried as that of a 

 Pointer; this must be well spotted. 



Color and markings. Well spotted all over with either 

 black or liver-colored spots; these should not intermingle, 

 and should be of the size of from a dime and not to exceed 



