BULLDOG 



formed limbs as to be almost incapable of jumping on or 

 off a bench. In fact, so far as any approach to utility is 

 concerned, comparisons are all in favour of the bygone 

 type, the latter-day development of which has produced 

 little else but a clumsy lap-dog. 



Undoubtedly, however, the modern bulldog is more 

 fortunate in his associations than his ancestors were, as his 

 patrons of the past were certainly not of a very desirable 

 type of humanity, and his connection with them brought 

 the dog a bad name, which was not his fault. The bulldog, 

 moreover, is regarded by many persons, who are incapable 

 of discriminating between courage and ferocity, as a most 

 dangerous and evil-dispositioned dog ; whereas he is 

 nothing of the sort, though of course, as in the case of 

 every breed, there are some bad-tempered specimens to be 

 met with. As a matter of fact, the bulldog is very slow to 

 anger, and a most safe companion for children ; but should 

 his passions be aroused by teasing or an attack from some 

 other dog, his immense courage renders him an extremely 

 formidable opponent, especially as his intelligence is not 

 great. 



The head of a bulldog should be large and square, 

 wide between the ears, and flat at the top, the temples 

 being prominent, and there being strongly developed 

 bumps on the cheeks at the base of the jaws. The 

 eyes should be rather full, round, and dark in colour, 

 with an indentation between them known as the '' stop " ; 

 whilst the nose, which must be black — a butterfly or 

 Dudley nose being a very bad fault indeed — is large, 

 with well-developed nostrils and laid well back, the 

 muzzle being short, and well filled up under the eyes. 

 The under jaw, which projects in front of the upper 

 one, is very wide, and ought to turn rather upwards, 

 and the lips, or " chop," should be heavy ; the skin on 

 the skull and muzzle being heavily wrinkled ; whilst the 

 ears, which should be small, are set on high and wide 

 apart at the corners of the skull. The best shape of the 



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