THE SCHIPPEKKE. 137 



In August, 1894, the president, Mr. G. R. on high. Of sufficient substance that they cannot 



Krehl, as well as Other leading members of ^ folded otherwise than lengthways, and very 



the Schipperke Club (England), resigned m ° bl T eeth ._v e ry whlte . strong and quite level. 



and formed a new club under the title of 8 Neck.— Strong, full, and carried upright, 



the St. Hubert Schipperke Club, which was 9. Shoulders. — Sloping, and with easy action. 



named after St. Hubert, a dog Mr. Krehl 10. Chest— Broad in front and well let down, 



imported, and which was afterv/ards pur- "■ Back.-Straight, but supple. 



, , , ,. . , 1 • i_i 12. Loins.- — Broad and powerful, 



chased bv the club as a desirable sire to r . 



■> 13. Forelegs. — Quite straight, fine, and well 



improve the breed in England, but the under the body 



great expectations in that direction were I4 . Feet. — Small, round, and well-knuckled up, 



hardly realised. The rupture happened so nails straight, strong, and short. 



long ago that one can now relate its in- «5- Thighs.— Powerful, very muscular, and 



.... .,, rr „ „_ hocks well let down, 

 ward history without giving offence or 



J ° ° .16. Body. — Short and thick set, the ribs well 



incurring any danger of renewing hostilities. gprung rather drawn up m lom 



There is no doubt that it originated in a I7- Tail.— Absent. 



personal difference between Mr. G. R. Krehl 18. Coat.— Dense and harsh, smooth on the ears, 



and Mr. J. N. Woodiwiss, who was vice- short on the head, the front of the fore-legs, and 



•j a r ii e 1 • 1 i~i u /rr„„i„„,}\ the hocks, and also rather short on the body, but 



president of the Schipperke Club (England , ■ ' ' 



rr i u profuse round the neck, commencing from behind 



but the formation of the new club was the e ^ forming a mane and a fl . m on the chest 



facilitated by the opinion some fanciers held This i on ger coat looses itself between the fore-legs. 



at the time that there was a danger of losing The backs of the thighs are feathered, forming the 



in England the Belgian type of the breed, " oulotte," the fringe of which is turned inwards. 



and the St. Hubert Schipperke Club adopted 19. Weight -Maximum for the small size 



_ , . _, , , , , -. , twelve pounds, and for the large size twenty 



the Belgian Club s standard of points as ounds 



closely as a translation consistent with 20 Faults.— A light-coloured eye. Ears semi- 

 terms understood by English fanciers would erect, too long or rounded. Head narrow and 

 nllow elongated, or too short. Coat sparse, wavy, or 

 ' That there was no danger of altering the silky. Absence of the mane and " culotte." Coat 



_ , . , . , too long, and white spots, undershot. 

 true type by breeding Schipperkes in accord- 

 ance with the description of the Schipperke Relative Value of Points. 

 Club (England), will be seen by comparing Head, nose, eyes, and teeth ... 20 



it with that of the St. Hubert Schipperke ^ ■ ; ■ " " " " ' ' '° 



... Neck, shoulders, and chest . . . 10 



Club, as in all essential points both are alike. Back and loins 5 



Fore-legs 5 



Standard of Points of the St. Hubert Schipperke Hind-le^s 5 



Club - Feet ° 5 



1. Character and General Appearance. — The Hindquarters io 



Schipperke is an excellent and faithful little Coat and colour 30 



watchdog, who does not readily make friends with 



strangers. He is very active, always on the alert, Total . . . . . .100 



and very courageous in defending objects left in his 



charge, but also gentle with children. A character- To this were added the following supple- 



istic peculiarity of the breed is their exceeding in- mentary notes from the pen of Mr. G. R. 



quisitiveness and lively interest in everything going Krehl, which contain some very good advice, 



on about them, their excitement being expressed by » a' lethargic air is detrimental, as the 



sharp barks and the bristling mane. They are „ , . , 



A A ■ A restless temperament of the Schippeike con - 



game and good vermin dogs. n-au.v-oo <- ^ " 



2. Colour.-Self-coloured ; black. tributes greatly to the breed's character. 



3. Head.— Foxy. When in full coat, the dog should be black 



4. Nose.— Small. entirely, but when it is changing the coat 



5. Eye.-Dark brown, small, oval rather than ^ sometimes preS ent a rusty appearance, 

 round, neither deep set nor prominent, lively and . . ... „j„_ + u_ r-Wm-m 



. r r jj brown tinge, which, under the urcum- 



keen. ° . , , 



6. Ears.-Quite erect, small, triangular, and set stances, is natural, must not be confounded 



