The Mastiff 571 



Ears. — Small, thin to the touch, wide apart, set on at the highest points 

 of the sides of the skull, so as to continue the outline across the summit and 

 lying flat and close to the cheeks when in repose. 



Eyes. — Small, wide apart, divided by at least the space of two eyes. 

 The stop between the eyes well marked, but not too abrupt. Colour, hazel 

 brown, the larger the better, showing no haw. 



Neck. — Slightly arched, moderately long, very muscular, and measur- 

 ing in circumference about one or two inches less than the skull before the 

 ears. 



Chest. — ^Wide, deep and well let down between the forelegs. Ribs 

 arched and well rounded. False ribs deep, and well set back to the hips. 

 Girth should be one third more than the height at the shoulder. 



Shoulders and arms. — Slightly sloping, strong and muscular. 



Forelegs and feet. — Legs straight, strong, and set wide apart, bones 

 very large. Elbow square, pasterns upright. Feet large and round. Toes 

 well arched up. Nails black. 



Back, loins and -flanks. — Back and loins wide and muscular; flat and 

 very wide in a bitch, slightly arched in a dog. Great depth of flanks. 



Hind legs and feet. — Hindquarters broad, wide and muscular, with 

 well developed second thighs; hocks bent, wide apart, and quite squarely 

 set when standing or walking. Feet round. 



Tail. — Put on high up, and reaching to the hocks or a little below them, 

 wide at its root and tapering to the end, hanging straight in repose, but form- 

 ing a curve with the end pointed upwards, but not over the back, when the 

 dog is excited. 



Coat and Colour. — Coat short and close-lying, but not too fine over the 

 shoulders, neck and back. Colour apricot or silver fawn, or dark fawn- 

 brindle. In any case muzzle, ears and nose should be black, with black 

 round the orbits and extending upward between them. 



Scale of Points 



General character and symmetty lo Neck, shoulders and ribs 8 



Height and substance lo Forelegs and feet 6 



Skull 12 Back, loins and flanks 8 



Face or muzzle i8 Hind legs and feet lo 



Ears 4 Tail 3 



Eyes 6 Coat and colour 5 



Total 100 



