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part of the burr of the ear. The most objectionable 

 form of ear is undoubtedly the ' button/ in which 

 the tip falls forward, hiding the inside of the ear, as 

 with fox terriers. What I consider a far less objec- 

 tionable ear is the pricked or ' tulip ' ear, because 

 until quite recent years all the best specimens had 

 them, and, moreover, in many cases they merely 

 betoken a very large development of muscle in the 

 jaw, whereas the ' button ' ear, being invariably a 

 coarse one, is diametrically opposite to what is by 

 general consent required, viz., smallness and thin- 

 ness. The ears must be placed at the top edges of 

 the skull, far from the eyes, and wide apart, so as to 

 give an appearance of breadth to the skull between 

 them, but if they are placed too low there is always 

 a slight look of ( appleheadedness.' 



" A good deal of a bulldog's appearance depends 

 on whether his eyes are correct or not, though most 

 writers appear to treat the subject as an unimportant 

 one, contenting themselves by simply saying they 

 should be dark. First, as regards position, they 

 should be placed low down, but quite in front of the 

 forehead, as far from the ears, from the nose, and 

 from each other as possible so long as their outer 

 corners are within the outline of the cheeks. They 

 must be at right angles to the furrow before 

 described, and only a little above the level of the 



