THE NEWFOUNDLAND 187 



he is excited, straight out, with a slight curve at 

 the end. Tails with a kink in them or curled over 

 the back are very objectionable. 



EARS. Should be small, set well back, square 

 with the skull, lie close to the head, and covered 

 with short hair, and no fringe. 



EYES. Should be small, of a dark-brown colour, 

 rather deeply set, but not showing any haw, and they 

 should be rather wide apart. 



COLOUR. Jet black. A slight tinge of bronze, 

 or a splash of white on chest and toes is not objection- 

 able. 



HEIGHT AND WEIGHT. Size and weight are very 

 desirable so long as symmetry is maintained. A 

 fair average height at the shoulders is 27 inches 

 for a dog and 25 inches for a bitch, and a fair 

 iaverage weight is respectively : dogs, 140 Ib. to 

 150 Ib. ; bitches, no Ib. to 120 Ib. 



OTHER THAN BLACK. Should in all respects 

 follow the black except in colour, which may be 

 almost any, so long as it disqualifies for the black 

 class, but the colours most to be encouraged are 

 black and white and bronze. Beauty in markings 

 to be taken greatly into consideration. 



