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extend over the lower ones, or the lower teeth pro- 

 trude in front of the upper ones, should be absolute 

 disqualification. This was the creed upon which we 

 were brought up so far as all terriers are concerned, 

 and in bull terriers not the slightest blemish in this 

 particular should be allowed. 



The club evidently acknowledges ears cut 

 " scientifically and according to fashion." A bull 

 terrier may have either a small drop ear like a fox 

 terrier; or a semi-erect ear, i.e., one that drops down 

 in front at the tips ; or a rose ear, one thrown back, is 

 allowable. However, I am not writing this article 

 as a criticism on the work of the Bull Terrier Club, 

 an acknowledged body of responsible admirers of 

 the variety, who ought to know what they are doing. 

 Perhaps on some other occasion they may improve 

 and modify their code, and be a little more explicit 

 as to what disqualifications are, and how far a 

 " patched dog " is handicapped. At the time of 

 writing this there are marked dogs winning prizes 

 on the bench. I also think they might have said 

 something as to the fawn and fallow and brindled 

 dogs, for such are quite as much bull terriers as 

 the white specimens, though they may not be so 

 fashionable. 



The Club does not issue a scale of points, but for 

 the sake of uniformity, and because I do not wish to 



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