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falling rapidly to the stern, and well arched. The stern 

 should be moderately thick where it joins the body, and 

 be fine to the point. It should have a decided down- 

 ward carriage. I prefer a tail of a moderate length, de- 

 cidedly objecting to a long tail having a curve at the end, 

 commonly called the '' ring-tail." The tail should be low 

 in its setting on also. Chest, 5 ; body, 5 ; stern, 5. 



The fore-legs should be strong, muscular, and straight; 

 they should be short, the elbow well letdown. The hind 

 legs should be rather longer in proportion than the fore- 

 legs, so as to raise the loins ; and, in direct opposition to 

 the established opinion of connoisseurs, I prefer the hocks 

 to be straight, and that the stifles should not turn out, 

 which must be the case if the hocks approach each other. 

 The fore-feet should be well arched, they should be mode- 

 rately round, and the toes should be well split up. The 

 feet should turn neither in nor out ; they should be 

 small, and the hind feet should be of the same character. 

 Legs and feet, 15. 



The coat should be fine and smooth. The colour should 

 be whole or unmixed, and may be red, red- smut, fawn, 

 fawn-smut, fallow, fallow-smut, or blue-fawn, or w^hite, the 

 last being preferred. With all these points and properties 

 he must be symmetrical. His action is rather slovenly, 

 his hind legs not being lifted high as he runs. He varies 

 in weight from 15 lbs. to 6olbs. Coat, 5; colour, 5. 



The Bull Terrier is, like the bulldog, almost peculiar 

 to this country, and indeed in the whole family of terriers 

 he is pre-eminent. This breed is known in the hardware 

 and pottery districts, where it is carried to high perfection 

 as the " half-bred " /^r ^jtr^//<?;/r^, and Mr. Hinks, of Bir- 

 mingham., may lay claim to having carried ofi" the highest 

 honours from his competitors with his succession of Mad- 

 men, his Puss, Tartar, &c. This dog is used solely foi 

 fighting, which is still privately carried on by his patrons, 

 but the breed is equally good for attacking the badger, 

 and other hard-biting vermin, requiring high courage and 

 more quickness and docility than are possessed by the 

 pure bulldog. Hence he is a great favourite as the com- 

 panion of young men, whether military or civilian, and as 



