184 ALL ABOUT DOGS 



had many good specimens in my time, I do not care for 

 them being too big. I think twenty-five pounds quite 

 heavy enough, even for a dog, but I have often seen 

 them at shows nearly or quite double that weight, when 

 to my mind, they become coarse and unwieldy, whereas 

 such a breed should be active, bright and lively, as well 

 as shapely and stylish in appearance. In colour he 

 should be pure white, although I have seen and owned 

 many otherwise nearly perfect specimens, with mark- 

 ings, usually lemon or brindled, on some part of head 

 or body. The following are the points laid down by 

 Mr. S. E. Shirley, President of the Kennel Club, who 

 used to own some grand specimens : The head should 

 be long ; the forehead flat, the eyes small, round, keen, 

 and as dark as possible, any approach to a light or hazel 

 coloured eye, being very objectionable; the jaws should 

 be quite level, strong and muscular; the muzzle fine 

 and tapering from the eyes ; the nose quite black ; the 

 neck, long and well set into strong, sloping shoulders ; 

 the chest wide and deep ; the legs very straight, strong 

 and powerful ; the feet small and round ; the back strong 

 and short; the tail, which is or should be a great 

 point in the Bull Terrier, should be moderately fine, 

 at the root, gradually tapering to the point, it should 

 be set on rather low, and carried in a gay, jaunty man- 

 ner, neither high nor low, not " hooped," or with the 

 slightest inclination to twist or " screw." 



The Boston Terrier. By the kindness of a cor- 

 respondent on the " other side of the water," who has 

 taken the trouble to supply some authentic details of 



