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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



Not long afterwards the Schipperke Club 

 (England) was inaugurated, and drew up 

 the following standard of points, which was 

 adopted in December, 1890, and differed 

 only very slightly from the one acknowledged 

 by the Belgian societ}'. 



Standard of Points of the Schipperke Club, 



England. 

 I. Head. — Foxv in type : skull should not be 

 round, but broad, and with little stop. The 

 muzzle should be moderate in length, fine but not 

 weak, should be well filled out under the eves. 



12. Hind-legs. — Strong, muscular, hocks well let 

 down. 



13. Feet. — Small, catlike, and standing well on 

 the toes. 



14. Nails. — Black. 



15. Hind-quarters. — Fine compared to the fore- 

 parts, muscular and well-developed thighs, tailless, 

 rump well rounded. 



16. Coat. — Black, abundant, dense, and harsh, 

 smooth on the head, cars and legs, lying close on 

 the back and sides, but erect and thick round the 

 neck, forming a mane and frill, and well feathered 

 on back of thighs. 



17. Weight. — About twelve pounds. 



MRS. CROSFIELDS BRACE OF SCHIPPERKES 



OH. ESME OF GRETA and CH JOY OF GRETA. 



2. Nose. — Black and small. 



3. Eyes. — Dark brown, small, more oval than 

 round, and not full ; bright, and full of expression. 



4. Ears. — Shape : Of moderate length, not too 

 broad at the base, tapering to a point. Car- 

 riage : Stiffly erect, and when in that position the 

 inside edge to form as near as possible a right 

 angle with the skull and strong enough not 

 to be bent otherwise than lengthways. 



5. Teeth. — Strong and level. 



6. Neck. — Strong and full, rather short, set 

 broad on the shoulders and slightly arched. 



7. Shoulders. — Muscular and sloping. 



8. Chest. — Broad and deep in brisket. 

 9- Back. — Short, straight, and strong. 



ID. Loins. ^Powerful, well drawn up from the 

 brisket. 



II. Fore-legs. — Perfectly straight, well under 

 the body, with bone in proportion to the body. 



18. General Appearance. — .\ small cobby animal 

 witii sharp expression, intensely li\'ely, present- 

 ing the appearance of being always on the alert. 



19. Disqualifying Points. — Drop, or semi-erect 

 ears. 



20. Faults. — White hairs are objected to, but 

 arc not disquahf\ing. 



Relative Value of Points. 



Head, nose, eves, teeth .... 20 



Ears 10 



Neck, shoulders, chest .... 10 



Back, loins 5 



Fore-legs 5 



Hind-legs 5 



Feet 5 



Hind-quarters 10 



Coat and colour 20 



General appearance 10 



Total 100 



