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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
commencement
of
the
dog-show
era
in
1859
enabled
classes
to
be
provided
for
Bulldogs,
and
a
fresh
incentive
to
breed
them
was
offered
to
the
dog
fancier.
In
certain
districts
of
the
country,
notably
in
London,
Birmingham,
Sheffield,
Manchester,
and
Dudley,
a
number
of
fanciers
resided,
and
it
is
to
their
efforts
that
we
are
indebted
for
the
varied
specimens
of
the
breed
that
are
to
be
seen
at
the
present
time.
In
forming
a
judgment
of
a
Bulldog
the
general
appearance
is
of
most
importance,
as
the
various
points
of
the
dog
should
be
symmetrical
and
well
balanced,
no
one
point
being
in
excess
of
the
others
so
as
to
destroy
the
impression
of
determination,
strength,
and
activity
which
is
conveyed
by
the
typical
specimen.
His
body
should
be
thickset,
rather
low
in
stature,
but
broad,
powerful,
and
compact.
The
head
should
be
strikingly
massive
and
large
in
proportion
to
the
dog's
size.
It
cannot
be
too
large
so
long
as
it
is
square;
that
is,
it
must
not
be
wider
than
it
is
deep.
The
larger
the
head
in
circumference,
caused
by
the
prominent
cheeks,
the
greater
the
quantity
of
muscle
to
hold
the
jaws
together.
The
head
should
be
of
great
depth
from
the
occiput
to
the
base
of
the
lower
jaw,
and
should
not
in
any
way
be
wedge-shaped,
dome-shaped,
or
peaked.
In
circumference
the
skull
should
measure
in
front
of
the
ears
at
least
the
height
of
the
dog
at
the
shoulders.
The
cheeks
should
be
well
rounded,
extend
sideways
beyond
the
eyes,
and
be
well
furnished
with
muscle.
Length
of
skull--that
is,
the
distance
between
the
eye
and
the
ear--is
very
desirable.
The
forehead
should
be
flat,
and
the
skin
upon
it
and
about
the
head
very
loose,
hanging
in
large
wrinkles.
The
temples,
or
frontal
bones,
should
be
very
prominent,
broad,
square
and
high,
causing
a
wide
and
deep
groove
known
as
the
"stop"
between
the
eyes,
and
should
extend
up
the
middle
of
the
forehead,
dividing
the
head
vertically,
being
traceable
at
the
top
of
the
skull.
The
expression
"well
broken
up"
is
used
where
this
stop
and
furrow
are
well
marked,
and
if
there
is
the
attendant
looseness
of
skin
the
animal's
expression
is
well
finished.
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