A Scale of Points. 99 



dog a more attractive appearance. White collars, legs, 

 chest and face should be encouraged. 



Height. Fair stand and measurement of the shoulder 

 from 20 inches upwards. The bitches, of course, smaller 

 than the dogs. Great height is not to be encouraged, for 

 it takes away the corkiness and cobbiness of the dog. 



General Appearance. He is a strong, compact looking 

 dog, profusely coated all over. He generally gallops with 

 his head down, having a peculiar springing style of move- 

 ment, and his whole make and shape of body should strike 

 one as being very much after the style of a bear. An 

 animal which people, not conversant with the breed, will 

 generally quote as an analogy. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Skull i o 



Jaw 5 



Eyes 5 



Nose 5 



Colour . 10 



Teeth 5 



Ears 5 



Legs (if coated) i o 



Tail (undocked) 10 



Neck and shoulders i o 



Body, loin, hind-quarters 10 



Coat 10 



Marking 5 



100 



The above description has not been received with any 

 great degree of favour in some quarters, still I consider it 



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