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broad, square, and high, causing a groove between the eyes. This 

 indentation is termed the 'Stop,' it should be both broad and deep, 

 and extended up the middle of the forehead, dividing the head vertically, 

 and be traceable at the top of the skull. 



" 4. Eyes. The eyes (seen from the front), should be situated low down 

 in the skull, as far from the ears as possible. Their corners should be in 

 a straight line at right angles with the stop, and quite in front of the 

 head. They should be as wide apart as possible, provided their outer 

 corners are within the outline of the cheeks. They should be quite 

 round in shape, of moderate size, neither sunken nor prominent, and 

 in colour should be as dark as possible, showing no white when looking 

 directly forward. 



"5. Ears. The ears should be set on high, i.e., the front inner edge of 

 each ear should (as viewed from the front) join the outline of the skull 

 at the top corner of such outline, so as to place them as wide apart 

 and as high and far from the eyes as possible. In size they should be 

 small and thin. The shape termed ' rose ear ' is the most correct. 

 The ' rose ear ' folds inwards at its back, the upper or front edge, 

 curving over outwards and backwards, showing part of the inside of the 

 burr. 



" 6. Face. The face, measured from the front of the cheek bone 

 to the nose, should be as short as possible ; its skin should be 

 deeply and closely wrinkled. The muzzle should be short, broad, square, 

 not pointed, turned upwards, and very deep from the corner of the eye 

 to the corner of the mouth. The nose should be large, broad, and black ; 

 its top should be deeply set back, almost between the eyes. The distance 

 from the inner corner of the eye (or from the centre of the stop between 

 the eyes) to the extreme tip of the nose should not exceed the length 

 from the tip of the nose to the edge of the under lip. The nostrils 

 should be large, wide, and black, with a well defined straight line between 

 them. 



"7. Chop. The flews, called the 'chop,' should be thick, broad, 

 pendent, and very deep, hanging completely over the lower jaw at the 

 sides (not in front) . They should join the under lip in front and quite 

 <3over the teeth, which should not be seen when the mouth is closed. 



"8. Mouth. The jaws, more especially the lower, should be broad, 

 massive, and square, not in any way pinched or pointed, the canine 



