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specimens it is absolutely semi -globular, sometimes 

 even extending beyond the half -circle, and absolutely 

 projecting over the eyes, so as nearly to meet the 

 upturned nose. 



EYES. The eyes are set wide apart, with the eye- 

 lids square to the line of the face not oblique or 

 foxlike. The eyes themselves are large, so as to be 

 generally considered black, their enormous pupils, 

 which are absolutely of that colour, increasing the 

 description. From their large size there is almost 

 always a certain amount of weeping shown at the 

 inner angles ; this is owing to a defect in the 

 lachrymal duct. 



STOP. The stop, or hollow between the eyes, is 

 well marked, as in the Bulldog, or even more so, 

 some good specimens exhibiting a hollow deep 

 enough to bury a small marble. 



NOSE. The nose must be short and well turned 

 up between the eyes, and without any indication of 

 artificial displacement afforded by a deviation to 

 either side. The colour of the end should be black, 

 and it should be both deep and wide, with open 

 nostrils. 



JAW. The lower jaw must be wide between its 

 branches, leaving plenty of space for the tongue and 

 for the attachment of the lower lips, which should 

 completely conceal the teeth. It should also be 

 turned up or " finished/* so as to allow of its meet- 

 ing the end of the upper jaw, turned up in a similar 

 way, as above described. 



EARS. The ears must be long, so as to approach 

 the ground. In an average-sized dog they measure 

 20 inches from tip to tip, and some reach 22 inches, 

 or even a trifle more. They should be set low on 



