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falling rapidly to the stern, and well arched. The stern 
should be moderately thick where it joins the body, and 
be fine to the point. It should have a decided down- 
ward carriage. I prefer a tail of a moderate length, de- 
cidedly objecting to a long tail having a curve at the end, 
commonly called the “ring-tail.” The tail should be low 
in its setting on also. Chest, 5 ; body, 5; stern, 5. 
The fore-legs should be strong, muscular, and straight; 
they should be short, the elbow well letdown. The hind 
legs should be rather longer in proportion than the fore- 
legs, so as to raise the loins ; and, in direct opposition to 
the established opinion of connoisseurs, I prefer the hocks 
to be straight, and that the stifles should not turn out, 
which must be the case if the hocks approach each other. 
The fore-feet should be well arched, they should be mode- 
rately round, and the toes should be well split up. The 
feet should turn neither in nor out; they should be 
small, and the hind feet should be of the same character. 
Legs and feet, 15. 
The coat should be fine and smooth. The colour should 
be whole or unmixed, and may be red, red-smut, fawn, 
fawn-smut, fallow, fallow-smut, or blue-fawn, or white, the 
last being preferred. With all these points and properties 
he must be symmetrical. His action is rather slovenly, 
his hind legs not being lifted high as he runs. He varies 
in weight from 15Ibs. to 6olbs. Coat, 5; colour, 5. 
The Bull Terrier is, like the bulldog, almost peculiar 
to this country, and indeed in the whole family of terriers 
he is pre-eminent. This breed is known in the hardware 
and pottery districts, where it is carried to high perfection 
as the “half-bred ” par excellence, and Mr. Hinks, of Bir- 
mingham, may lay claim to having carried off the highest 
honours from his competitors with his succession of Mad: 
men, his Puss, Tartar, &c. ‘This -dog is used solely for 
fighting, which is still privately carried on by his patrons, 
but the breed is equally good for attacking the badger, 
and other hard-biting vermin, requiring high courage and 
more quickness and docility than are possessed by the 
pure bulldog. Hence he is a great favourite as the com. 
panion of young men, whether military or civilian, andas 
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