THE MASTIFF 181 



the forehead from the medium line between the eyes 

 to half-way up sagittal suture. 



FACE OR MUZZLE. Short, broad under the eyes, 

 and keeping nearly parallel in width to the end 

 of the nose ; truncated, i.e., blunt and cut off square, 

 thus forming a right angle with the upper line of 

 the face, of great depth from the point of the nose 

 to under jaw. Under jaw, broad to the end ; canine 

 teeth healthy, powerful, and wide apart.; incisors 

 level, or the lower projecting beyond the upper, but 

 never sufficiently so as to become visible when the 

 mouth is closed. Nose broad, with widely -spread- 

 ing nostrils when viewed from the front ; flat (not 

 pointed jor turned up) in profile. Lips diverging 

 at obtuse angles with the septum, and slightly 

 pendulous, so as to show a square profile. Length 

 of muzzle to whole head and face as i to 3. Cir- 

 cumference of muzzle (measured midway between 

 the eyes and nose) to that of the head (measured 

 before the ears) as 3 to 5. 



EARS. Small, thin to the touch, wide apart, set 

 on at the highest points of the sides of the skull, 

 so as to continue the outline across the summit, 

 and lying flat and close to the cheeks when in repose. 



EYES. Small, wide apart, divided by at least the 

 space of two eyes. The stop between the eyes well 

 marked, but not too abrupt. Colour hazel -brown, 

 the darker the better, showing no haw. 



CHEST AND RIBS. Neck slightly arched, mode- 

 rately long, very muscular, and measuring in circum- 

 ference about i inch or 2 inches less than the skull 

 before the ears. Chest wide, deep, and well let 

 down between the forelegs. Ribs arched and well 

 rounded. False ribs deep and well set back to the 



