THE BULLDOG. 201 



he was originally much larger than the English bulldog of the 

 first half of the present century. My own opinion is that he 

 has altogether failed, and that, instead of 70 or 80 lbs., which 

 is the weight he insists on, 45 to 50 lbs. should be considered 

 correct. The Bulldog Club have arrived at the same conclusion, 

 and have recorded its opinion in their scale of points, which 1 

 have slightly modified, however, where I consider it erroneous. 

 Points of the bulldog : — 







VALUE 





VALUE 



Skull, . 





. 20 



Shoulders and chest, . 



. 10 



Stop, 





• 5 



Back, . 





Eyes, . 





• 5 



Tail, .... 





Ears, . 





• 5 



Fore-legs and feet, 





Face, upper jaw, 



and 



nos- 



Hind-legs and feet, 





trils, 





■ S 



Size, .... 





Chop, . 





• 5 



Coat and colour, . 





Mouth and lower 



jaw, 



• 5 



Symmetry and action, 





Neck,,. 





• 5 









Total, 



The skull should be as large in all its proportions as it can be 

 obtained. In shape it should be square. In measuring the skull, 

 it is usual to take the girth round the eyes, and also round the 

 ears, and then to measure the distance between the eye and ear 

 passage, which is the true test of the length of the brain cavity. 

 The skin covering the skull should be well wrinkled. 



The stop (which is the indentation between the eyes, remark- 

 able in this breed) must be deep, broad, and long — that is to 

 say, it should extend well up into the top of the skull, which is 

 technically called a "well broken-up face." 



The eyes are large and of a dark colour, but they should not 

 absolutely protrude, constituting what is called a "goggle eye.'' 

 They should be wide apart and set straight across, and not 

 obliquely. 



