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THE BOSTON TERRIER 



12 SKULL: Square, flat on top, free 

 from wrinkles; cheeks flat; brow 

 abrupt, stop well defined. 



5 EYES: Wide apart, large and 

 round, dark in color, expression 

 alert, but kind and intelligent; the 

 eyes should set square across 

 brow and the outside corners 

 should be on a line with the 

 cheeks as viewed from the front. 



12 MUZZLE: Short, square, wide 

 and deep; free from wrinkles; 

 shorter in length than in width 

 and depth, and in proportion to 

 skull; width and depth carried 

 out well to end. Nose black and 

 wide, with well defined line be- 

 tween nostrils. The jaws broad 

 and square, with short regular 

 teeth. The chops of good depth, 

 but not pendulous, completely cov- 

 ering the teeth when mouth is 

 closed. ^ The muzzle should not 

 exceed in approximate length one- 

 third of length of skull. 



2 EARS: Small and thin, situated 

 as near corners of skull as pos- 

 sible. 



HEAD FAULTS: Skull "domed" 

 or inclined; furrowed by a medial 

 line; skull too long for breadth, 

 or vice versa; stop too shallow; 

 brow and skull too slanting. 

 Eyes small or sunken; too prom- 

 inent; light color; showing too 

 much white or haw. Muzzle 

 wedge shaped or lacking depth; 

 down faced; too much cut out be- 

 low the eyes; pinched nostrils; 

 protruding teeth; weak lower jaw; 

 showing "turn up." Poorly car- 

 ried ears or out of proportion. 



12 SKULL: Broad and flat, without 

 prominent cheeks, and forehead 

 free from wrinkles. 



2 STOP: Well defined, but inden- 

 ture not too deep. 



5 EYES: Wide apart, large and 

 round, neither sunken nor too 

 prominent, and in color dark and 

 soft. The outside corner should 

 be on a line with the cheeks as 

 viewed from the front 



12 MUZZLE: Short, square, wide 

 and deep, without wjrinkles. Nose 

 black and wide, with a well de- 

 fined straight line between nos- 

 trils. The jaws broad and 

 square, with short, regular teeth 

 The chops wide and deep, not 

 pendulous, completely covering 

 the teeth when mouth is closed. 



EARS: Small and thin, situated 

 as near corners of skull as pos- 

 sible. 



