THE BULLDOG. 



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others rise in an almost straight line to 

 the root of the tail, and are known as 

 " stern-high." 



The tail should be set on low, jut out 

 rather straight, then turn downwards, the 

 end pointing horizontally. It should be 

 quite round in its whole length, smooth 

 and devoid of fringe or coarse hair. It 

 should be moderate in length, rather short 

 than long, thick at the root, and taper 

 quickly to a fine point. It should have 

 a downward carriage, and the dog should 

 not be able to raise it above the level of the 

 backbone. The tail should not curve at 

 the end, otherwise it is known as " ring- 

 tailed." The ideal length of tail is about 

 six inches. 



Many fanciers demand a " screw " or 

 " kinked " tail, that is, one having con- 

 genital dislocations at the joints, but such 

 appendages are not desirable in the best 

 interests of the breed. 



The forelegs should be very stout and 

 strong, set wide apart, thick, muscular, and 

 short, with well-developed muscles in the 

 calves, presenting a rather bowed outline, 



MR. L CRABTREE'S CH. KATERFELTO 



'BORN 1893) BY KING ORRY MILDURA. 



Photograph by T. Fait. 



but the bones of the legs must be straight, 



the back appear long or detract from the 

 dog's activity and so cripple him. 



The elbows should be low and stand well 

 away from the ribs so as to permit the body 



MR. J. w. PROCTOR'S CH. KITTY ROYAL (BORN 1904) 



BY CH. PRINCE ALBERT CH. HEYWOOD DUCHESS. 



Photograph by Bell, Heywood. 



to swing between them. If this property 

 be absent the dog is said to be " on the 

 leg." The ankles or pasterns should be 

 short, straight, and strong. The forefeet 

 should be straight and turn very slightly 

 outwards ; they should be of medium size 

 and moderately round, not too long or 

 narrow, whilst the toes should be thick, 

 compact, and well split up, making the 

 knuckles prominent and high. 



The hindlegs, though of slighter build than 

 the forelegs, should be strong and muscular. 

 They should be longer, in proportion, than 

 the forelegs in order to elevate the loins. 

 The stifles should be round and turned 

 slightly outwards, away from the body, 

 thus bending the hocks inward and the 

 hindfeet outward. The hocks should be 

 well let down, so that the leg is long and 

 muscular from the loins to the point of 

 the hock, which makes the pasterns short, 



large, and not bandy or curved. They but these should not be so short as those 

 should be rather short in proportion to of t^e forelegs. The hindfeet, whilst being 

 the hindlegs, but not so short as to make smaller than the forefeet, should be round 



