13. Hind Legs And Feet (Value 5)

The hind legs should be well turned out at the stifles, and in at the hocks, giving an appearance of what is called "cow hocks".

The hocks should be straight and near the ground; the feet should turn out, but in other respects resemble the fore feet.

14. The Size (Value 5)

14. The size (value 5) should, on the average, in the male, not exceed 501b.

15. Coat And Colour (Value 5)

The coat should be fine, short, even, and close; the colours are white, brindled, fallow, or red, or pied with one of these colours; and white or red smut, fallow or fawn smut - that is, with black faces. Black is objected to.

16. Symmetry (Value 5)

16. Symmetry (value 5) depends on shape, style, and finish, united with action; this last is peculiar, and consists in a lurch or roll, depending on the width of this dog's shoulders, and the formation of his hind legs rendering it difficult for him to raise them high from the ground.

Since the last edition of the "Dogs of the British Islands" was published, several well-known breeders of the bulldog have either died, or have retired from the fancy, as is the case with Mr. H. Brown, Mr. Mundell, and the two Lamphiers. Among the latter, Mr. Shirley and Mr. R. J. LI. Price have given up the breed, and the names of Messrs. Henshall, Stockdale, Tyser, Fulton, and many others, have disappeared from the prize list. In the present day, Mr. G. A. Dawes, of Leamington; Mr. G. Raper, of Stockton-on-Tees; Mr. James Taylor, of Rochdale; Mr. Harding Cox; Mr. Adcock, of Wigan; Mr. James Berrie (one of the oldest and most enthusiastic fanciers now), Mr. Layton, Mr. T. H. Joyce, and Mr. Vero Shaw, of London, have many good specimens of the type I have endeavoured to describe in the foregoing notes.

Mr. Vero Shaw has kindly placed his kennel at my disposal for illustration, and I have selected two specimens from it which show the peculiarities of the breed in a marked degree. The foreshortened sketch of the dog exhibits the formation of the chest, shoulders, width of skull, and "rose" carriage of ears, peculiar to the breed, while the bitch's side view shows her wonderfully short face and "roached" loin, rarely met with to the same extent. Their pedigrees are as follow: The dog, Smasher, by Master Gully out of Nettle, by Sir Anthony. The bitch Sugar (formerly Lily), is by the Abbott out of Mr. J. L. Ashburne's Lola, and was bred by the latter gentleman.