THE BULLDOG. 



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" The opinions of all (whether members or not) were solicited and received, and the steps 

 to define and obtain the establishment of a recognised standard for the breed have been 

 carefully and impartially taken." 



Point mentioned in standard. 



Details for consideration of Judge. 



Distribution of 100 

 marks for perfec- 

 tion in each point. 



1st 

 2nd 



7th 

 8th 



9th 



10th 

 llth 



12th 

 13th 

 14th 



15th 



16th 

 17th 



General appearance 

 Skull 



Stop 

 Byes 

 Ears , 

 Face , 



Chop... 

 Mouth 



Neck and chest . . 



Shoulders 

 Body .... 



Roach back 



Tail 



Fore legs and feet 



Hind legs and feet 



Size 

 Coat 



Symmetrical formation; shape, make, style, 

 action, and finish 



Size, height, breadth, and squareness of skull ; 

 shape, flatness, and wrinkles of forehead ... 



Depth, breadth, and extent 



Position, shape, size, and colour 



Position, size, shape, carriage, thinness 



Shortness, breadth, and wrinkles of face ; 

 breadth, bluntness, squareness, and upward 

 turn of muzzle ; position, breadth, size, and 

 backward inclination of top of nose ; size, 

 width, blackness of, and cleft between 

 nostrils 



Size and complete covering of front teeth 



Width and squareness of jaws, projection and 

 upward turn of lower jaw; size and con- 

 dition of teeth, and if the six lower front 

 teeth are in an even row 



Length, thickness, arching, and dewlap of 

 neck ; width, depth, and roundness of 

 chest 



Size, breadth, and muscle 



Capacity, depth, and thickness of brisket; 

 roundness of ribs 



Shortness, width at shoulder, and height, 

 strength, and arch at loins 



Fineness, shortness, shape, position, and 

 carriage 



Stoutness, shortness, and straightness of legs, 

 development of calves and outward turn 

 of elbows; straightness and strength of 

 ankles, roundness, size, and position of feet, 

 compactness of toes, height and prominence 

 of knuckles 



Stoutness, length, and size of legs, develop- 

 ment of muscles, strength, shape, and 

 position of hocks and stifles, formation of 

 feet and toes as in fore 



Approaching 501b 



Fineness, shortness, evenness, and closeness 

 of coat ; uniformity, purity, and brilliancy of 

 colour 



Total for perfection in all points 



10 



15 

 5 

 5 



5 



100 



This scale is given here ' in extenso, out of consideration for the high 

 authority from which it emanates; but I cannot help thinking that the skull, 

 which is the essential point of the breed, has been sacrificed in favour of 



