234 British Dogs. 



teeth, or tusks, wide apart. The lower jaw should project considerably 

 in front of the upper, and turn up. It should be very broad and square, 

 and have the six small front teeth between the canines in an even row. 

 The teeth should be large and strong. 



" 9. Neck and Chest. The neck should be moderate in length, rather 

 short than long, very thick, deep, and strong. It should be well arched 1 

 at the back, with much loose, thick, and wrinkled skin hanging about 

 the throat, forming a double dewlap on each side from the lower jaw 

 to the chest. The chest should be very wide laterally, round, prominent, 

 and deep, making the dog appear very broad and short-legged in front. 



" 10. Shoulders. The shoulders should be broad, slanting, deep, and 

 very powerful. 



" 11. Body. The barrel should be capacious, round, and deep. It 

 should be very deep from the top of the shoulders to its lowest part, where 

 it joins the chest, and be well let down between the fore legs. It should 

 be large in diameter, and round behind the fore legs (not flat-sided, the 

 ribs being well rounded). The body should be well ribbed up behind, 

 with the belly tucked up, and not pendulous. 



"12. Back. The back should be short, broad, and strong, very broad at 

 the shoulders and comparatively narrow at the loins. There should be a 

 slight fall in the back close behind the shoulders (its lowest part) , whence 

 the spine should rise to the loins (the top of which should be higher than 

 the top of the shoulder), thence curving again more suddenly to the tail, 

 forming an arch (a distinctive characteristic of the breed) termed 

 'roach back,' or, more correctly, ' wheel back.' 



"13. Tail. The tail, termed the 'stern,' should be set on low, jut out 

 rather straight, and then turn downwards, the end pointing horizontally. 

 It should be quite round in its whole length, smooth, and devoid of fringe 

 or coarse hair. It should be moderate in length rather short than long 

 thick at the root, and tapering rather quickly to a fine point. It should 

 have a downward carriage (not having a decided upward curve at the end 

 or being screwed or deformed), and the dog should, from its shape and 

 position, not be able to raise it over his back. 



"14. Fore Legs. The fore legs should be very stout and strong, set 

 wide apart, thick, muscular, and straight, with well-developed calves, 

 presenting a rather bowed outline, but the bones of the legs should be 

 large and straight, not bandy or curved. They should be rather short in 



