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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
hind-legs,
though
of
slighter
build
than
the
fore-legs,
should
be
strong
and
muscular.
They
should
be
longer,
in
proportion,
than
the
fore-legs
in
order
to
elevate
the
loins.
The
stifles
should
be
round
and
turned
slightly
outwards,
away
from
the
body,
thus
bending
the
hocks
inward
and
the
hind-feet
outward.
The
hocks
should
be
well
let
down,
so
that
the
leg
is
long
and
muscular
from
the
loins
to
the
point
of
the
hock,
which
makes
the
pasterns
short,
but
these
should
not
be
so
short
as
those
of
the
fore-legs.
The
hind-feet,
whilst
being
smaller
than
the
forefeet,
should
be
round
and
compact,
with
the
toes
well
split
up,
and
the
knuckles
prominent.
The
most
desirable
weight
for
a
Bulldog
is
about
50
lbs.
The
coat
should
be
fine
in
texture,
short,
close,
and
smooth,
silky
when
stroked
from
the
head
towards
the
tail
owing
to
its
closeness,
but
not
wiry
when
stroked
in
the
reverse
direction.
The
colour
should
be
whole
or
smut,
the
latter
being
a
whole
colour
with
a
black
mask
or
muzzle.
It
should
be
brilliant
and
pure
of
its
sort.
The
colours
in
order
of
merit
are,
first,
whole
colours
and
smuts,
viz.,
brindles,
reds,
white,
with
their
varieties,
as
whole
fawns,
fallows,
etc.,
and,
secondly,
pied
and
mixed
colours.
Opinions
differ
considerably
on
the
colour
question;
one
judge
will
set
back
a
fawn
and
put
forward
a
pied
dog,
whilst
others
will
do
the
reverse.
Occasionally
one
comes
across
specimens
having
a
black-and-tan
colour,
which,
although
not
mentioned
in
the
recognised
standard
as
being
debarred,
do
not
as
a
rule
figure
in
the
prize
list.
Some
of
the
best
specimens
which
the
writer
has
seen
have
been
black-and-tans,
and
a
few
years
ago
on
the
award
of
a
first
prize
to
a
bitch
of
this
colour,
a
long
but
non-conclusive
argument
was
held
in
the
canine
press.
Granted
that
the
colour
is
objectionable,
a
dog
which
scores
in
all
other
properties
should
not
be
put
down
for
this
point
alone,
seeing
that
in
the
dog-fighting
days
there
were
many
specimens
of
this
colour.
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