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an extent hitherto unknown. A well-formed head is of the first 
importance if we are to develop and maintain that intelligence 
which is the great charm and usefulness of the dog. 
SCALE OF PoINTS FOR JUDGING (suggested). 
Head and neck ; ; ; ; , ; 35 
Shoulders and chest . F : ‘ : ‘ 12 
Loin and quarter. : ; : : : 12 
Feet and legs . : ‘ ‘ F : ‘ 16 
Colour. ‘ ; ; F ‘ F : 10 
Coat, feather, and quality . : : ; : 10 
Tail. : : : : : ; : : 5 
Total . F , : ; . 100 
GREAT DANE. 
Points SELECTED BY GREAT DANE CLUB. 
Appearance—The Great Dane is not so heavy or massive as 
the Mastiff, nor should he too nearly approach the Greyhound 
in type. Remarkable in size and very muscular, strongly though 
elegantly built, movements easy and graceful; head and neck 
carried high; the tail carried horizontally with the back, or 
slightly upwards, with a slight curl at the extremity. The minimum 
height and weight of dogs should be 30 inches and 120 lbs. ; 
of bitches 28 inches and 100 lbs. Anything below this should be 
debarred from competition.—Points: General Appearance, 3 ; 
Condition, 3; Activity, 5; Height, 13. 
Head.—Long, the frontal bones of the forehead very slightly 
raised, and very little indentation between the eyes. Skull, not 
too broad. Muzzle, broad and strong, and blunt at the point. 
Cheek muscles, well developed. Nose, large, bridge well arched. 
Lips in front perpendicularly blunted, not hanging too much over 
the sides, though with well-defined folds at the angle of the 
mouth. The lower jaw slightly projecting—about a sixteenth of 
an inch. Eyes, small, round, with sharp expression and deeply 
