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In August, 1894, the president, Mr. G. R. on Wgh. Of sufiScient substance that they cannot 



Krehl. as well as other leading members of ^^ folded othen,\-ise than lengthways, and very 



the Schipperke Club (England), resigned ^' , 



J r , 1 u J ^u ^■J^ ( 7- Teeth.— \ er>' white, strong and quite level. 



and formed a new club under the title of g. Neck.-Strong. fuU, and carried upright, 



the St. Hubert Schipperke Club, which was 9. Shoulders.— Sloping, and with easy action, 



named after St. Hubert, a dog Mr. Krehl 10. Chest. — Broad in front and well let down, 



imported, and which was aftenvards pur- "• Back.— Straight, but supple. 



chased bv the club as a desirable sire to '^- Loins.-Broad and powerful. 



" , , J ■ T- 1 J u .^ iu ^3- Forelegs. — Quite straight, fine, and well 



unprove the breed in England, but the ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^. 



great expectations in that direction were 14. Feet.— Small, round, and weU-knuckled up. 



hardly realised. The rupture happened so nails straight, strong, and short. 



long ago that one can now relate its in- ^S- Thighs.— Powerful, verv- muscular, and 



ward history without giving offence or bocks weU let do^™. 



' , , . , .... 16. Body. — Short and thick set, the ribs well 



incumng an>- danger of rene^vlng hostilities. ^p^^„ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^p ^ ,^^ 



There is no doubt that it originated in a 17. Tail.— Absent. 



personal difference between Mr. G. R. Krelll 18. Coat. — Dense and harsh, smooth on the ears, 



and Mr. J. X. Woodiwiss, who was vice- short on the head, the front of the fore-legs, and 



president of the Schipperke Club (England), ^^ ^°^^- ^""^ ^^° '"^^«'' ^^"'^ °° ^^^ b<^>'' ^"t 



; , . . , ., , , profuse round the neck, commencing from behind 



but the formation of the new club was lu t ■ j f n .n, u .^ 



the ears, fonnmg a mane and a frill on the chest. 



facihtated b\- the opinion some fanciers held xhis longer coat looses itself betiveen the fore-legs, 



at the time that there was a danger of losing The backs of the thighs are feathered, forming the 



in England the Belgian t\^e of the breed, " cuiotle," the fringe of which is turned inwards, 



and the St. Hubert Schipperke Club adopted ^9- Weight.-Maximum for the small size 



1 T-. 1 • ,-11. . 111- ■ . twelve pounds, and for the large size twentv 



the Bel£^an Clubs standard of points as , 



o ^ pounds. 



closely as a translation consistent wath ^o. Faults.— A hght-coloured eye. Ears semi- 

 terms understood by English fanciers would erect, too long or rounded. Head narrow and 

 allow elongated, or too short. Coat sparse. wa-\-y. or 

 That there was no danger of altering the ^"^J'- ^-ib^^"^^ of the mane and " culoUe." Coat 

 ,. _ , . , . J too long, and white spots. Lndershot. 

 true type by breeding Schipperkes in accord- 

 ance with the description of the Schipperke Relative Value of Points. 

 Club (England), will be seen by comparing Head. nose, eyes, and teeth ... 20 



it with that of the St. Hubert Schipperke f.=^ / ,\ ' ' / ^' ' ' ' '° 



. • , • , 1 11 Neck, shoulders, and chest . . . lo 



Club, as in all essential points both are alike. 'Ba.ck and loins 5 



Fore-legs 5 



Standard of Points of the St. Hubert Schipperke Hind-le^s 5 



Club. Peet ° 5 



1. Character and General Appearance. — The Hindquarters lo 



Schipperke is an e.xcellent and faithful Uttle Coat and colour 30 



watchdog, who does not readily make friends with 



strangers. He is very active, always on the alert, Total 100 



and \ery courageous in defending objects left in his 



charge, but also gentle with children. A character- To this were added the following supple- 



istic pecuUarity of the breed is their exceeding in- mentarj' notes from the pen of Mr. G. R. 



quisitiveness and Uvely interest in everj-thing going Krehl, which contain some very good advice, 



on about them, their excitement being expressed by "a' lethargic air is detrimental, as the 



sharp barks and the bristling mane. They are ^ ^ r ^t_ o u- 1 ., 



game and good vermin dogs. restless temperament of the Schipperke con- 



2. Colour.— Self-coloured ; black. tributes greatly to the breed's ' character. 



3. Head.— Foxy. \Mien in full coat, the dog should be black 



4. Nose.— SmaU. entirely, but when it is changing the coat 



5. Eye.— Dark brou-n. small, oval rather than ^^^ sometimes present a rusty appearance, 

 round, neither deep set nor prominent, Uvely and _, . , ^. u- u j ii „;.-^,,™ 



, F f / jj.jjg brown tinge, which, under the circum- 



6. Ears.— Quite erect, small, triangular, and set stances, is natural, must not be confounded 



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