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BRITISH DOGS 



strength of jaw. The muzzle, or foreface, is broad, and the skull proportionately 

 narrow, so that the whole head when viewed from above and in front has the 

 appearance of equal breadth throughout. 



Length of Head. The entire length of head varies with the height of the dog ; 

 I3in. from the tip of the nose to the back of the occiput is a good measurement 

 for a dog of 32in. at the shoulder. The length from 

 the end of the nose to the point between the eyes 

 should be about equal or preferably of greater 

 length than from this point to the back of the 

 occiput. 



Skull. The skull should be flat rather than 

 domed, and have, a slight indentation running up 

 the centre, the occipital peak not prominent. There 

 should be a decided rise or brow over the eyes, but 

 no abrupt stop between them. 



Face. The face should be well chiselled and 

 foreface long, of equal depth throughout, and well 

 filled in below the eye, with no appearance of being 

 pinched. 



Muscles of the Cheek. The muscles of the cheeks 

 should be quite flat, with no lumpiness or cheek 

 bumps, the angle of the jaw-bone well defined. 



Lips. The lips should hang 

 quite square in front, forming 

 a right angle with the upper line of foreface. 



Underline. The underline of the head, viewed in profile, 

 runs almost in a straight line from the comer of the lip 

 to the corner of the jaw-bone, allowing for the fold of the 

 lip, but with no loose skin to hang down. 



Jaw. The lower jaw should be about level, or at any 

 rate not project more than the sixteenth of an inch. 



Nase and Nostrils. The bridge of the nose should be 

 very wide, with a slight ridge where the cartilage joins 

 the bone. (This is quite a characteristic of the breed.) 

 The nostrils should be large, wide, and open, giving a blunt look to the nose. 

 A butterfly or flesh-coloured nose is not objected to in harlequins. 



Front View. 



Dotted Line shows 

 Faulty Lip, 



Ears. The ears should be small, set high on the skull, and carried slightly 

 erect with the tips falling forward. 



