Overleaf I give a table of the points by which bulldogs were to be judged by the Bulldog Club, and a copy of the form which should be used by the judge.

SCALE OF MARKS FOR JUDGING BULLDOGS BY POINTS.

Points mentioned in foregoing standard.

DETAILS FOR CONSIDERATION OF JUDGE.

Distribution of

100 marks for perfection in each point.

Marks awarded to No. 361.

Mark awarded to No........

Positive.

Negative.

Positive.

Negative.

1st.

General appearance

Symmetrical formation; shape, make, style, action, and finish ...............................................................

10

6

2nd.

Skull ...............

Size, height, breadth, and squareness of skull; shape, flatness and wrinkles of forehead ...............

15

10

3rd.

Stop..................

Depth, breadth and extent .............

5

4

4th.

Position, shape, size, and colour ....................................

5

4

5th.

Ears..................

Position, size, shape, carriage, thinness .................

5

3

6th.

Face..................

Shortness, breadth, and wrinkles of face; breadth," bluntness, squareness, and upward turn of muzzle; position, breadth, size, and backward inclination of top of nose; size, width, blackness of, and cleft between nostrils ................

5

3

7th.

Chop..................

Size and complete covering of front teeth .........

5

1

8th.

Mouth ...........

Width and squareness of jaws, projection and up-" ward turn of lower jaw; size and condition of teeth, and if the six lower front teeth are in an even row ....

5

2

9th.

Neck and Chest

Shortness, thickness, arching, and dewlap of neck; width, depth and roundness of chest ...........

5

3

10th

Shoulders .........

Size, breadth and muscle ..............

5

4

11th.

Body..................

Capacity, depth, and thickness of barrel; roundness of ribs ...............

5

2

12th.

Back..................

Shortness, width at shoulders; and height, strength, and arch at loins, wheel or " roach " back...............

5

3

13th.

Tail ..................

Fineness, shortness, shape, position, and carriage.........

5

1

14th

Fore Legs and Feet.

Stoutness, shortness, and straightness of legs, de-velopment of calves and outward turn of elbows; straightness and strength of ankles, roundness, size, and position of feet, compactness of toes, height and prominences of knuckles .....................

5

3

15th.

Hind Legs and Feet.

Stoutness, length, and size of legs, development of muscles, strength, shape, and position of hocks and stifles, formation of feet and toes as in fore ...

5

3

16th

Size

5

3

17th.

Cost .............

Fineness, shortness, evenness, and closeness of coat; uniformity, purity, and brillancy of colour............

5

3

Total for perfection in all points ......................

100

57

1

Judge's net Totals ...............

56

Judge's Awards ......................

Commended.

Signed...

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Judge

Scrutator.

FORM TO BE USED IN JUDGING BULLDOG CLASSES.

Judged at [insert place] Dog show on the_____day of_________18__

Class No_____for [insert champion or ordinary] Bull [insert Dogs or Bitches] composed of______Entries. ______Prizes offered.

Special Valuation of Individual Points.

[Minimum for First Prize fixed at______marks; for Second Prize at______marks; for Third Prize at______marks; for v.h.c. at----------marks; for h.c. at______marks; for c. at______marks.]

Dog's No. in Catalogue.

General Appearance.

Skull.

Stop.

Eyes.

Ears.

Face.

Chop.

Mouth.

Chest and Neck.

Shoulders.

Body.

Back.

Tail.

Fore Legs and Feet.

Hind Legs and Feet.

Size.

Coat.

Total Maximum.

Net Totals of Marks allotted.

Remarks.

10

15

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

100

.........361.........

6

10

4

4

8

3

1

2

8

4

2

3

3

8

3

3

Positive Total...

57

56

Rather coarse; savage - Commended.

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

1

...

...

...

...

Negative Total...

1

.........362.........

9

14

5

5

4

5

4

5

8

2

3

3

3

2

2

2

4

Positive Total ...

75

75

First Prize and Cup.

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

Negative Total...

...

..........363.........

8

10

5

3

4

8

4

5

3

5

5

1

8

8

3

3

Positive Total...

68

67

Second Prize.

MM

...

...

...

1

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

Negative Total...

1

* N.B. - The Judge (having the standard and scale of points correctly committed to memory) should, after first carefully scanning every dog in the class, select for final minute scrutiny those which by general appearance are worthy of commendation. He should then compare such competitors one with the other, point by point, taking each point separately, and awarding to every dog marks according to its merit in that point. All the competitors should be judged for the same point before the next point is considered. When the whole number or points have been applied in rotation, and values awarded, each dog's marks should be totalled; the net totals will show the order of merit. A very little previous practice will enable an impartial judge to decide much more rapidly and correctly than by the old practice of judging by unreasoning choice, and prove the superiority of fixed rule over the "rule of thumb."

Specimen Page Of Bull Dog Club Stud Book

Bull Dog Club Stud Book________________________No_______________

Entry in Produce Register_______________________Page_____________

Ditto in any other Stud Book______________________________________

Name of Dog or Bitch_____________________________________________

Date of birth_____________day of___________________________18_____

Breeder, Mr.__________________

Of__________________________________

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Detailed Description, verified by Mr.___________________(a Member of the Club).

Inches

Round skull (before ears) ...............

Breadth of stop (between inner corner of eyes) ...........................

From outer corner of eye to ear......

Across forehead (between ears) ......

Length of face (inner corner of eye to tip of nose) ...............

Tip of nose to edge of lip ...............

Round chop (close before eyes) ......

Between points of lower canines ...

Inches

Width of chest between forelegs ...

Height at top of shoulders ............

Height of elbow from the ground...

Length of body (top of shoulder 1 to root of tail...........................J

Girth of barrel close behind elbows

Height at top of loins.....................

Girth of foreleg below elbow .........

Weight lbs.

[Space for critical description of style, colour, markings, and other points, or for photograph.]

Litter.

Sire and Dam.

Grand Sires and Dams.

Great Grand Sires and Dams.

Great Great Grand Sires and Dams.

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Owner's Address____________________ Stud fee £_________

The dog's history to be written on other side.

Measurements Of Bulldogs

Mr. J. W. Gurney's King Cole: Age, born 31st Dec, 1875; weight, 41ilb.; height at shoulder, 14½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 28½in.; length of tail, 6in.; girth of chest, 26in.; girth of loin, 18½in.; girth of head, 18½in.; girth of forearm, 71/2in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 11½in.; length of nose, ½in; width corner of inside of eye, Jin.

Puppy, 4½ months: Bound skull before ears, 13 ½in.; height at shoulder, 13½in.; corner of eye to tip of nose, l⅛ in.; tip of nose to top of under lip, l½in.; depth of flew, 3in.; weight, 201b.; colour, white. Pedigree: Slenderman out of Duchess; Slenderman, Sir Anthony - Whuskie; Duchess, Turton'sCrib - Whuskie.