190 



PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 



Newfoundland, which is large enough without being cumbersome 

 in a punt or dogcart. All have good noses, but not equal to that 

 of the setter, and even the best retriever of pure Newfoundland 

 breed I have ever seen trusted more to his brains than to his 

 nose to find the game he was seeking. Still a clever brain, even 

 with a moderate nose, makes a better retriever than the best nose 

 in the possession of a fool. 



Points of the Newfoundland : — 





VALUE 





VALU 











Ears and eyes, 



• 5 



Colour, 



• 5 



Neck, . 



. IO 



Coat, . . . . 



s 



Chest, . 



• 5 



Tail, . 



5 



Back, . 



IC 



Symmetry, . 



. 10 



Legs, . 



10 







Eeet, . 



• 5 



Total, 



. 100 



The head, as containing the organ on which this breed rests his 

 main claim for our admiration, is allotted 20 points out of the 

 100, and I think correctly. In the first place, it must be large 

 in volume of skull, broad, and nearly flat at the top, with a marked 

 brow, as is beautifully shown in Youatt's engraving. Next, there 

 must be a look of grandeur without ferocity, mixed with intelli- 

 gence, which is capitally rendered by Orrin Smith. A wide but also 

 not very long muzzle accompanies this formation of skull, contain- 

 ing strong teeth set quite level. The skin covering the head is 

 slightly wrinkled on the forehead, but on the face is very tight 

 and smooth, and clothed with short hair. 



Ears and eyes. — The ears are closely pendant, small, and 

 covered with short hair, fringed at the edges with it, a trifle 

 longer. Eyes small, without any redness of the " haw," brown in 

 colour and very mild in expression. 



