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proved our case that the ears are more properly black. Of course they 
should be of a size to suit the dog and not appear large or heavy. The 
carriage of the tail is best illustrated in the Reinagle dog, that of Bewick 
being far too much curled and his dog rather too mastiff-like in its substance. 
With regard to colour, unless called upon to judge under a particular 
standard, we should not penalise a dog for black ears, nor for tan spots on 
the legs or cheeks, for these we know to have been proper Dalmatian 
colourings from the very first of our information regarding the breed up to 
the time these English clubs were started, and there is no reason why the 
change should have been made. Number of spots on a dog has nothing to 
do with the case; what counts is sharpness of outline, the evenness with which 
they are distributed and their regularity as to size. We have never seen 
any Dalmatian, to our mind, the equal of the renowned Captain in the 
matter of distinctness and regularity of spotting. He was unbéatable in 
his day, and had tan spots on his legs, which were thought most attractive 
too. Both Stonehenge and Vero Shaw took Captain as illustrating what a 
Dalmatian should be. What his weight was we do not know, but his 
measurements were as follows: nose to stop, 3} inches; stop to occiput, 5 
inches; length of back, 21 inches; girth of forearm, 7 inches; girth of knee, 
5 inches; girth of pastern, 44 inches; height at shoulders, 22 inches; height 
at elbow, 12 inches; height at loins, 20 inches; height at hock, 54 inches; 
length of tail, 124 inches. 
DEscrIPTIVE PARTICULARS 
The Dalmatian in many particulars much resembles the pointer, 
more especially in size, build and outline, though the markings peculiar 
to this breed are a very important feature and highly valued. 
General Appearance——The Dalmatian should represent a strong, 
muscular and active dog, symmetrical in outline and free’ from coarseness 
and lumber; capable of great endurance, combined with a fair amount of 
speed. 
Head.—Should be of fair length, the skull flat, rather broad between 
the ears, and moderately well defined at the temples, i.e., exhibiting a 
moderate amount of stop and not in one straight line from the nose to the 
occiput bone, as required in a bull terrier. It should be entirely free from 
wrinkle. 
