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The Dog Book 



Tail. — ^The tail best adapted to the style of dog here described is a 

 short, straight tail, thick at the set-on and tapering quickly to a point. Car- 

 ried straight and never above the level of its setting on. The tail may have 

 a kink in it, but is better v^ithout. The short, button or gnarled screw tail 

 is a deformity and should not be encouraged. The screw tail became a 

 bulldog "property" when it was found that with this deformity the tail 

 could not be raised. 



Faults: A long or gaily carried tail. A shortened or docked tail, or in 

 any way tampered with is a disqualification. 



Colour. — ^The ideal colour is a brindle of attractive shade, with white 

 muzzle, blaze, collar, chest, lower half of forelegs and hindfeet. A dog with 

 a preponderance of white on body, or lacking brindle or white on head, 

 should possess very great merit otherwise to counteract his failing in colour. 

 The same applies to fawn dogs. 



Faults: Black, mouse or liver colour in place of brindle. 



Coat. — Short, fine in texture, but not soft; glossy, with a polish in- 

 dicative of perfect health and condition. 



Weight. — Light weight, 12 to 17 pounds; middleweight, 17 to 22 

 pounds; heavy weight, 22 to 28 pounds. 



General Appearance. — A neat, compactly built, well-balanced dog 

 with an expression of intelligence, and indicating great strength and activity 

 by his conformation and easy movement 



Scale of Points 



Skull: Squareness, 6; cheeks, 3; fin- 

 ish, 3 12 



Ears: Position and carriage 2 



Eyes: Position, 2; expression, 4; 



size and colour, 2 8 



Stop: Elevation of brow and inden- 

 ture i 2 



Muzzle: Size, 4; jaws and teeth, 3; 



nose, 2; finish, 3 12 



Neck: Carriage and shape 3 



Shoulders: Position, 2; flatness, 2.. 4 



Back: Length, 22; flatness, 2|. .. . 5 



Loin : Turn of loin 3 



Ribs: Spring and depth 3 



Hindquarters: Strength 2 



Legs and Feet: Forelegs, 4; hind- 

 legs, 4; pasterns, 2; feet, 3 13 



Tail: Length, 2; carriage, 2; free- 

 dom from kink or screw, 2 6 



Colour: Beauty and attractiveness. 4 

 Markings: Evenness of white on 

 muzzle and blaze, 6; collar and 



chest, 2 • 8 



Coat: Texture and condirion . . . . . 3 

 General appearance 10 



Total 



100 



