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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



They should be placed high on the head and 

 carried straight. The orifice of the ear looks 

 forward, and the skin .should be fine and soft to 

 the touch. 



6. Neck. — The neck should be thick, short, 

 and well arched. 



7. Body. — The chest sh.ould be wide and 

 well down between the legs, and the ribs well 

 sprung;. The body short and muscular, and well 

 cut up. The back should be broad at the 

 shoulder, tapering towards the loins, preferabh' 

 well roached. 



not apply generally to other breeds. But 

 there are special points to be tried for 

 which at present are most noticeably lacking. 

 If there is one fault more than another 

 to be found in any considerable number of 

 the breed in this country it is with their 

 tails. \'erv many of these are too long, 

 still mcire are c-arried too gaily, and set on too 

 high. Again, the shape of the tail is not 

 always correct ; in many, instead of being 



SKULLS OF (1) ENGLISH AND (2) FRENCH BULLDOGS 



SHOWING THE DIFFERENCES IN STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, NOTABLY THE ROUNDED 

 APPEARANCE OF THE FRENCH DOG AND THE SQUARENESS OF THE ENGLISH. 



8. Tail. — The tail ought to be set on low 

 and be short ; thick at the root, tapering to 

 a point, and not carried above the level of the 

 back. 



9. Legs. — The forelegs should be short, straight, 

 and muscular. The hind-quarters, though strong, 

 should be lighter in proportion to the fore-quarters. 

 The hocks ought to be well let down, and the 

 feet compact and strong. 



10. Coat. — -The coat should be of medium 

 density ; black in colour is verv undesirable. 



There is nothing of special importance 

 to be said in respect to breeding which does 



broad at tlie base and tapering to a fine 

 point, they are too small at the base, too 

 much the same size throughout, and have 

 no fine point. Another fault of a less glaring 

 character is the too great length of body, 

 instead of the smart cobby body which is 

 desirable. A little more attention should 

 also be paid to breadth of chest and " cut 

 up " in loin, so many dogs showing the same 

 diameter of body at any part of the barrel. 

 Personally, I am \-cry partial to a nice 

 " roach " back, but one must acknowledge 



