Chapter XXX. Standard Of Excellence For Dogs Useful To Man

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This section is from the book "British Dogs: Their Varieties, History, Characteristics, Breeding, Management, And Exhibition", by Hugh Dalziel. Also available from Amazon: British Dogs.

Chapter XXX. Standard Of Excellence For Dogs Useful To Man

I. Rough Coated Coiley

	POINTS.
Head and muzzle............	15
Eyes and ears.........	5
Neck and shoulders......	10
Body, chest, back, loin....	15
Hindquarters, legs, and feet	15
Coat...............	20
Colour...............	5
Tail...............	5
Symmetry and condition........	10
Total ............	100

II. - Smooth Colley. The same points, except that ten points be taken from the coat and given to symmetry.

III. - Bearded Colley.

Barely shown, and no scale of points have been allotted.

IV. - Bob Tailed Sheep Dog.

The same scale as for the Bough Colley.

V. - Esquimaux Dog. No scale of points allotted.

VI. - North American Wolf Dog.

No scale of points allotted.

VII. - Truffle Dog.

No scale of points allotted.

VIII. The Bull Dog


The Club scale.	POINTS.
General appearance ......	10
Skull ...............	15
Stop ...............	5
Eyes ...............	5
Ears ... ............	5
Face ...............	5
Chop ...............	5
Mouth...............	5
Neck and chest.........	5
Shoulders ............	5
Body ...............	5
Back ...............	5
Tail ...............	5
Legs and feet .........	10
Coat ...............	5
Size ...............	5
Total ............	100

IX. - The Mastiff

	POINTS.
Head ...............	20
Eyes ...............	5
Ears ...............	5
Muzzle...............	5
Neck ...............	5
Shoulders and chest......	10
Back and loins .........	10
Legs and feet ........	10
Coat ...............	5
Colour................	5
Tail ..............	5
Size and symmetry .....	15
Total ...........	100

X. - St. Bernard

	POINTS.
Head and muzzle	20
Eyes and ears .........	5
Neck and shoulders ......	10
Chest, back, and loin	15
Legs and feet .........	15
Coat ......... ... ... ...	10
Colour and its distribution	10
Size and symmetry ......	15
Total ............	100

XI. - Newfoundland

	POINTS.
Head ...............	20
Ears and eyes .........	5
Neck and shoulders ......	10
Body, chest, back, loin	15
Legs and feet .........	15
Coat ......... ...	10
Colour...............	5
Tail ...............	5
Size and symmetry ......	15
Total .........	100

XII. - Dalmatian

	POINTS.
Head ....................... ... ...	10
Neck ...............	5
Body, chest, back, loins ...	15
Legs and feet .........	15
Tail ...............	5
Coat ...............	5
Colour...............	10
Markings ............	25
Symmetry and condition ...	10
Total ............	100

XIII. - Thibet Mastiff.

No scale of points allotted.

XIV. - Great Dane.

No scale of points allotted.

XV. - German Mastiff or

Boarhound. No scale of points allotted.

XVI. - Fox Terrier

	PO1NTS.
Head and ears .........	15
Neck...............	5
Shoulders and chest......	15
Back and loin .........	10
Hindquarters ..... ...	5
Stern ...............	5
Legs and feet .........	20
Coat ...............	10
Symmetry and character ...	15
Total ............	100

XVII. - Wire-haired Fox Terrier. The same as Fox Terrier.

XVIII. Dandie Dinmont


Terrier.	POINTS.
Head ...............	10
Eyes ...............	10
Ears ...............	10
Neck ...............	5
Body ...............	20
Tail ...............	5
Legs and feet .........	10
Goat ...............	15
Colour...............	5
Size and weight.........	5
General appearance ......	5
Total ........	100

XIX.-Bedlington Terrier


	POINTS.
Head ...............	20
Ears ...............	5
Eyes ...............	5
Nose ...............	5
Jaws and teeth.........	10
Neck and shoulders ......	5
Body, ribs, back, loins, quarters, and chest	15
Legs and feet .........	5
Coat ...............	15
Colour...............	5
Tail ...............	5
Weight ............	5
Total ............	100

XX. - Black And Tan Terrier

	POINTS.
Head...............	5
Jaws and teeth.........	5
Eyes...............	5
Ears...............	5
Neck and shoulders......	10

Black and Tan Terrier
(contd.)	POINTS.
Chest...... .........	10
Loin ...............	10
Legs and feet .........	10
Coat ...............	5
Colour...............	25
Tail ......... ......	5
Symmetry............	5
Total ............	100

XXI. - Skye Terrier


	POINTS.
Head ... ............	15
Ears and eyes .........	10
Coat, length and texture ...	20
Colour...............	5
Body ...............	20
Legs and feet .........	15
Tail ...............	5
Symmetry and condition ...	10
Total ............	100

XXII. - Bull Terrier


	POINTS.
Skull ...............	15
Jaws and teeth.........	10
Ears ...............	5
Neck ...............	5
Shoulders and chest......	15
Back ...............	10
Legs and feet .........	15
Coat ...............	5
Colour...............	5
Tail ...............	5
Symmetry ............	10
Total ............	100

XXIII. - Scotch Terrier


	POINTS.
Skull ...............	10
Jaws and teeth.........	10
Eyes ...............	5
Ears ...............	5

Scotch Terrier (contd.)
	POINTS.
Neck ...............	5
Body...............	20
Legs and feet .........	15
Tail ...............	5
Coat ...............	5
Colour...............	5
Condition and symmetry ...	10
Total ............	100

XXIV. - Irish Terrier

(Drawn up by Mr. G. R. Krehl, English Vice-president of the Irish Terrier Club.)

	POINTS.
Head and jaw.........	15
Ears...............	5
Coat...............	15
Feet and legs.........	15
Back, loin, and stern (including general make of body) ............	15
Colour...............	10
Shoulders and chest......	10
Hindquarters.........	5
NecK .. ... .......................	5
Size...............	5
Total ............	100

XXV.- White English


Terrier.	POINTS.
Head ...............	10
Jaws and teeth...... ...	10
Eyes ...............	5
Ears ...............	5
Neck and shoulders ......	10
Chest ...............	10
Back ...............	10
Legs and feet .........	15
Coat ...... ... ......	5
Colour...............	5
Tail ...................................	5
Symmetry and condition ...	10
Total ................................	100

XXVI. - Airedale Terrier


	POINTS.
Head ...............	10
Jaws and teeth.........	10
Eyes and ears .........	10
Neck ..............................	5
Shoulders and chest......	15
Back and hindquarters	20
Legs and feet .........	10
Tail ...............	5
Coat and colour.........	10
Condition ..........	. 5
Total ... ... ...	100