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138 DOMESTICATED DOGS. 
cart the moment the door is opened. Not so the Dalmatian, who 
perhaps is wise enough to know that exercise is healthy ; but any- 
how there is this difference between: them, A reference to my 
engraving will show that the Dalmatian differs only very slightly 
from the pointer, his ears being somewhat smaller, and his colour 
being the chief point of difference. Formerly, as appears from 
Youatt’s engraving, the spots differed very slightly from the ticks 
of the pointer, but now by careful breeding they are converted into 
distinct circular spots, averaging about an inch in diameter, and 
the more distinct they are from one another the more highly they 
are prized. 
Points of the Dalmatian dine — 
VALUE VALUE 
Head, . 5 : F . 10 Coat, . ‘ é gE 
Neck, . 5 Colour, . . Io 
Body, ‘ k 5 Markings, . . 40 
Legs and feet, : 10 Symmetry, . : 10 
Tail, . F ‘ F - 35 
Total, - + 100. 
The head may be described in the same terms as that of the 
pointer, having a similar central furrow and flat upper surface, 
with marked brow. A square nose, cleanly cut under the eyes, 
accompanies this formation ; but fanciera do not insist on length 
and width, nor on open nostrils. The dog is, in fact, judged for 
beauty and not utility, as far as this part goes. Hyes small, sharp, 
and dark. Hars vine-shaped, set on rather far back, somewhat 
smaller than the pointer’s, with thin leather, and quite free from 
folds. 
The neck is an exact reproduction of the pointer’s. 
The body must be strong and compact, with a slightly arched 
loin, and sloping muscular shoulders. 
The legs and feet are the only points in which utility is con- 
sidered ; for as the dog is required to do a great deal of road work, 
the legs must be strong, straight, and working freely on the elbows 
and stifles. The feet, again, are imperatively demanded without 
spread of the toes, and possessing hard, horny pads. If thin-soled 
or with spreading toes, a single journey knocks this dog up; but, 
