Part 3

SHOULDERS.—Deep, broad, slanting, and muscular; chest wide and deep.

BACK.—Short and strong, very broad at shoulders, comparatively narrow at loins, and forming the “roach” or “wheel” back.

BODY.—Well ribbed, round, deep, with belly well tucked up.

TAIL.—Set on low, jutting out, and then turned downward, free from fringe or coarse hair, rather short than long, thick at root, but tapering to a fine point carried downward, and the dog should not be able to raise it above the back.

FORE LEGS.—Wide apart, very stout, strong, and straight; pasterns short, straight, and strong; fore feet straight; toes compact and thick; knuckles prominent and high.

HIND LEGS.—Large, muscular, longer in proportion than fore legs; hocks slightly bent; lower part of legs short.

COAT.—Fine, short, close, and smooth.

STIFLES.—Round, turned outward. On account of formation the dog walks with quick, short step, apparently skimming the ground.

COLORS (in order of merit).—If bright and pure of its sort, 1st, brindles, reds, white, with their varieties, as whole fawns, fallows, etc.; 2d, pied and mixed colors.

WEIGHT.—Fifty pounds.

THE BULLDOG (FRENCH).

MONSIEUR BOULOT.]

ORIGIN.—Nothing definite can be learned of this breed of dogs. Many exhibitors claim that it is little else than a diminutive English bulldog, bred originally in Brussels and later (about 1860) in France, with the exception that it has prick-ears and generally carries them erect, as that term indicates. Its weight should not be over 24 pounds, the lighter the better. In France the breed is fast becoming very popular among the haut ton, and promises to be well received here. As yet there is neither a scale of points for judging nor a club to foster the breed, so the reader will be obliged to consult the picture of Mr. G. N. Phelps’s winning dog, Monsieur Boulot, in order to form a correct idea as to its outline, etc. Its exceeding intelligence is greatly in favor of its becoming a popular breed of pet dogs. The extreme difficulty attending its breeding and rearing precludes the possibility of it ever becoming common. At present even ordinary specimens are held at long prices.

THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG.

PRIDE.]

ORIGIN.—Not known positively, but probably a cross between the two Labrador dogs that swam ashore from a sinking ship in Chesapeake Bay and the English water-spaniel.

USES.—Retrieving wild fowl from the water. There are three classes of these dogs: the otter, tawny, sedge-colored, with very short hair; the curly-haired and the straight-haired, each red brown; a white spot is not unusual.

* SCALE OF POINTS, ETC.

Value. Head 15 Neck 5 Shoulders 10 Chest 15 Size 5 Loins 10 Coat 15 Tail 5 Feet 10 Legs 10 --- Total 100

WEIGHT.—Dogs, 80 pounds; bitches, 65 pounds.

HEIGHT.—About 25 inches in dogs; 23 inches in bitches.

Measurements are as follows: from fore toe to top of back, 25 inches; tip of nose to base of head, 10 inches; girth of body, 33 inches; breast, 9 inches; around fore foot, 6 inches; around forearm below shoulder, 7 inches; between eyes, 2¼ inches; length of ears, 5 inches; from occiput to root of tail, 35 inches; tail, 16 inches long; around muzzle below eyes, 10 inches.

The Standard says nothing as to the dog’s conformation. The illustration, therefore, must be the guide.

THE COLLIE (ROUGH-COATED).

RUFFORD ORMONDE.]

ORIGIN.—It is among the oldest of known breeds of dogs, and probably came from India. Buffon, the great writer, considers it the parent of all dogs.

USES.—Attending flocks of sheep and herds of cattle.

* SCALE OF POINTS, ETC.