180 PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 
No value is given by the club, but I should fix it as follows :— 
us VALUE VALUE VALUE 
Symmetry, . 10 | Body,. .  . 10 |° Tail, . 5: 
Head, .: . 20 Chest, 5 Coat, . 2 5 
Ears, Fore-legs, . Io Colour, ‘ 5 
Hyes, 5 Hind-quarters } é Height and weight, 10 - 
— and bone, : — 
35 Feet, . : . 5 25 
40 
Total, 100. 
Points OF THE NEWFOUNDLAND DoG.. 
Symmetry and general appearance.—The dog should impress 
the eye with strength and great activity. He should move freely 
on his legs, with the body swung loosely between them, so that a 
slight roll in gait should not be objectionable, but, at the same 
time, a weak or hollow back, slackness of the loins, or cow-hocks 
should be a decided fault. 
Head should be broad and massive, flat on the skull, the occi- 
pital bone well developed ; there should be no decided stop, and the 
muzzle should be short, clean cut, and rather square in shape, and 
covered with short fine hair. 
Ears should be small, set well back, square with the skull, lie 
close to the head, and covered with short hair, but no fringe. 
Eyes should be small, of a dark brown colour, rather deeply set, 
but not showing any haw, and they should be rather widely apart. 
Body should be well ribbed up, with a broad back, a neck strong, 
well set into the shoulders and back, and strong muscular loins. 
Slackness of loins is a great defect. 
Chest should be deep and fairly broad, and well covered with hair, 
but not to such an extent as to form a frill. 
' Fore-legs should be perfectly straight, well covered with muscle, 
elbows in, but well let down, and feathered all over. 
Hind-quarters and legs should be very strong; the legs should 
have great freedom of action and a little feather; cow-hocks are a 
great defect. Dew-claws are objectionable, and should.be removed. 
Bone massive throughout, but not to give a heavy, inactive 
appearance. 
