THE POINTS OP THE ENGLISH MASTIFF. 221 



BITCHES generally average 3 inches less than the dog. 



COLOUR. The ears and muzzle should be black ; fawns 



with black ears and muzzle, good brindles and 

 all black being equal ; reds, blue brindles, and 

 pieds are admissible, and equal for purity. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING. 

 HEAD 40 POINTS. 



Shape of skull 10 



Volume of skull 10 



Ears, size, and carriage 5 



Bluntness 5 



Depth* J 



Pendulosity and carriage of lips 2 



BODY 40 POINTS. 



Neck 4 



Breadth of breast 4 



Loin and back 4 



Girth of chest 4 



Shoulders 3 



Length 5 



Thighs 3 



Stern 3 



Legs and hocks 6 



Feet 4 



GENERAL 20 POINTS. 



Size, general appearance of massiveness 10 

 Coat 5 



Colour 5 



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