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THE DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



had probably been too much in-bred in size, symmetry, and notably in face 

 and lip. The points are as follows : 



POINTS OF THE BTJLL TEBRIER. 



Value. 



Skull 15 



Face and teeth 10 



Ears 5 



Neck 5 



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Value. 



Coat 5 



Colour 5 



Tail 5 



Symmetry 10 



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1. The skull (value 15) should be long and flat, wedge-shaped, i.e., wide behind 

 with the smaller end at the place of the brow, which should not be at all prominent. 

 The line from the occiput to the end of the nose should be as straight as possible, 

 without either brow or hollow in front of the eyes. This line is never absolutely 

 straight, but the nearer it approaches to a straight line the better. The skull 

 should, however, be " broken up," but not to anything like the same extent as in the 

 bulldog. 



2. Face, eyes, lips, and teeth (value 10). The jaws must be long and powerful, 

 nose large and black (though many otherwise first-rate dogs have had spotted or 

 "butterfly" noses, notably Mr. G-odfree's Old Puss). Eyes small, black, and 

 sparkling. The upper lip should be as tight over the jaw as possible, any superfluous 

 skin or approach to chop being undesirable. The under Up also should be small. 

 The teeth should be regular in shape, meeting exactly, without any deviation from 

 the straight line. A pig jaw is as great a fault as being underhung. 



3. The ears (value 5) are always cropped for show purposes, and the degree of 

 perfection with which this has been accomplished is generally taken into considera- 

 tion. They should be brought to a fine point and exactly match. In their 

 uncropped state they vary a good deal in shape, and seldom reach their full 

 proportion till after teething. 



4. The neck (value 5) should be rather long, and gracefully set into the 

 shoulders, from which it should taper to the head, without any throatiness or 

 approach to dewlap, as in the bulldog. 



5. Shoulders and chest (value 15). The shoulders should be strong and slanting 

 with a wide and deep chest ; but the last ribs are not very deep, though brought well 

 back towards the hips. 



6. The back (value 10) should be short and well furnished with muscle, running 

 forward between the shoulder blades in a firm bundle on each side. 



7. The legs (value 10). The forelegs should be long and perfectly straight, the 

 elbows lying in the same plane as the shoulder points, and not outside them, as in 

 the bulldog. The hind legs should also be long and muscular, with straight 

 hocks placed low down, i.e. t near the ground, 



