192 WATCHDOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. 
powers of motion, &c.) Thirdly, his style, carriage, gait, temper, 
and his several points should be considered separately in detail, as 
follows, due allowance being made for the bitch, which is not so 
grand or as well developed as the dog :— 
(1.) The general appearance of the bulldog is that of a smooth- 
coated, thick-set dog, rather low in stature, but broad, powerful, and 
compact ; its head ‘strikingly massive, and long in proportion to 
the dog’s size; its face extremely stout; its muzzle very broad, 
blunt, and inclined upwards; its body short and well-knit ; the 
limbs stout and muscular ; its hind- -quarters very high and etrong, 
but rather lightly made in comparison with its heavily -made fore- 
parts. The dog conveys an impression of determination, strength, 
and activity, similar to that suggested by the appearance of a 
thick-set Ayrshire or Highland bull. 
(2.) The skull should be very large—the larger the better—and 
in circumference should measure (on front of the ears) at least the 
height of the dog at the shoulder. Viewed from the front it 
should appear very high from the corner of the lower jaw to the 
‘apex of the skull, and also very broad and square. The cheeks 
should be well rounded, and extend sideways beyond the eyes. 
Viewed at the side the head should appear very high and very 
short from its back to the point of the nose. The forehead should 
be very flat, neither prominent, rounded, nor overhanging the face, 
and the skin upon it and about the head very loose,*hanging in 
large wrinkles. 
(3.) The frontal bone should be very prominent, broad, square, 
and high, causing a deep and wide groove between the eyes. This 
indention is termed the “stop,” and should be both broad and deep, 
. and extend up the middle of the forehead, dividing the head 
vertically, being traceable at the top of the skull, 
(4-) The eyes, seen from the front, should be situated low down 
on the skull, as far from the ears as possible. Their corners should 
be in a straight line at right angles with the “stop,” and quite in 
front with the head. They should be as wide apart as possible, 
provided their outer corners are within the outline of the cheeks. 
They should be quite round in shape, of moderate size, neither 
sunken nor prominent, and in colour should be very dark, almost, if 
not quite, black, showing no white when looking directly forward. 
