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admired. Some authorities maintain that black and 

 tan should absolutely disqualify, though such opinion 

 has not lately always been upheld ; thus a black and 

 tan awarded a prize by one judge has been dis- 

 qualified by another. It is not possible to dispute a 

 dog being a black and tan if he has ' beauty' and 

 ' kissing ' spots. With the exception of black and 

 tan, black and white, black, blue slate, all of which 

 are objectionable, colour is a matter of little 

 importance, and in cases of equal merit in other 

 respects anyone may be guided by his own fancy. 

 In cases where the predominating colour is white 

 with only small patches of black and tan, I myself 

 see no reason why the dog should be discarded. 



" In looking at the symmetry, carriage, and gait 

 of a bulldog from in front one should be struck by 

 the great breadth and depth of its fore parts, which 

 should gradually taper off to the stern, as the bull- 

 dog should present as much as possible to view in 

 front df his shoulders and as little as possible behind 

 them. 



" A bulldog in stature should be low on the ground, 

 more so in front than behind, the body being carried 

 between and not on his forelegs. The height of its 

 foreleg, from the ground to the elbow, should not 

 exceed the distance from the elbow to the centre of 

 the back between the shoulder blades. Consider- 



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