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THE POINTS OF THE ENGLISH MASTIFF. 



BODY, 



GENERAL. Massive, cylindrical, thick-set and muscular 

 with length and bulk, and comparatively short 

 legs, a long, low standing animal generally. 



NECK. Short, thick, and muscular; dewlap slightly 



developed 



CHEST. Deep, and very wide between fore legs. 



SHOULDERS. Wide apart across breast and back; shoulder 

 blades deep. 



BACK. Long and broad, slightly hollowed. 



Loix. Broad, flat, and muscular. 



THIGHS. Straight, muscular, and thick. 



STERN. Fine, short, and straight, thick at root, and 



tapering to tip, carried straight down generally. 



FORE-LEGS. Short from elbow to ground, straight, with 

 plenty of bone and muscle, the legs should be 

 round, and not flat boned. 



HIND-LEGS. Straight, well curved from stifle to hock, hocks 

 well developed, strong, and well bent, with 

 plenty of bone. Dewclaws admissible. 



FEET. Round, large, and compact. 



COAT. Hard, short, and fine. 



GENERAL. 



HEIGHT. Produced by depth of body, and not by length 



of limb. 



DOGS. From 27 inches at shoulder and upwards, the 



greater the height the better, providing there 

 is no loss of symmetry and character, and that 

 the girth of the skull and weight of the body 

 increases in proportion with the height. 



