A great fault with many pugs shown now is coarseness of coat. It should be fine, smooth, soft, and glossy. The skin is extremely loose, and when a handful is taken, the coat, although thus handled, must on one side be felt against the grain, should be neither hard nor woolly.

The neck is short, thick, and fleshy, and with the skin loose and free; although there is seldom a decided dewlap, still there must be an abundance, or the head will be tight-skinned and void of wrinkles.

The pug is wide across the chest, wide through the barrel, and square in the quarters; the back is fairly broad, and the whole body stout and thick set.

The legs must be straight and well under him, of moderate length. The dog should stand about twelve inches high, and at that height should weigh about 151b. The legs should be strong, and the feet rather long or hare-shaped, the toes well split up, and the toenails black.

The tail is of great importance. The more tightly and closely it is curled over the hip, the more is thought of it; and in a winner nowadays the double curl is almost indispensable. Many fanciers insist that the dog should curl the tail over the right hip, and the bitch curl her tail over the left hip, and this is very often the case; but I have seen these positions reversed, and many good specimens curl the tail straight between the hips.

The following are actual weights and measurements of good representative dogs:

Mr. S. B. Witchell's Topsey (dam of King Koffee and Mrs. Crusoe): Weight, 14½lb.; length from chest to stern, 13¾in. ; height at shoulder, 12in.; height from elbow down, or length of leg, 6in.; width of chest between forelegs, 5½in.; girth of chest, 21in.; ditto of loins, 16in.; width of skull between ears, 4in.; length of nose, ⅞in.; width around snout, 7in.; ditto around skull, 12in.

Mr. T. Morris's Punch: Weight, 17½lb.; height at shoulder, 12in.; chest to stern, 16in.; length of leg, 6½in.; girth of chest, 19½in.; muzzle, ⅞in.; girth of muzzle, 7in.

Mr. Vero Shaw's Miliy: Length of body, 12½in.; height at shoulder, ll½in.; width round chest, 18½in.; ditto round skull, 12¼in.; ditto round snout, 6½ in.; length of tail, 6½in.; ditto nose, 1⅛ in.; width of skull, 3¾in.; length of leg, 6½in.; weight, 151b. 9½oz.

Mr. S. B. Witchell's Young Friday: Weight, 14¾lb.; length of leg, 6in.; height at shoulder, 12in.; length from chest to stern, 12½in.; girth of chest, 20in.; ditto of loins, 16in.; around skull, 14½in.; length of nose, 1⅛in.; around snout, 8in.; width between ears, 4½in.

Mr. Hobson Key's Jumbo: Length of body, 12½in.; height at shoulder, 12in.; from ground to elbow, 6¼in.; girth of skull, 12Jin.; girth of chest, 19in.; weight, 15½ lb.

Mr. W. Louis Faire's Mrs. Crusoe: Height at shoulder, 10½in.; length from chest to stern, 12Jin.; girth of chest, 15in.; skull, 11 Jin.; weight, 101b.

Mrs. P. R. Pigott's Judy (K.C.S.B., 5686): Age, 5½ years; weight, 16½lb.; height at shoulder, 11 ½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 23½in.; length of tail, 7in.; girth of chest, 19 ½in; girth of loin, 16in.; girth of head, 13in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 3½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 4Jin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6Jin.; colour and markings, light fawn, black ears, muzzle moles, brownish trace.

Mrs. P. R. Pigott's Patti II. (Irish Kennel Club Show, 1879): Age, 14 months; weight, 131b.; height at shoulder, l0in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 23in.; length of tail, 7in.; girth of chest, 17 ½in.; girth of loin, 14Jin.; girth of head, llin.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 3½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6in.; colour and markings, dark yellow fawn, distinct black trace, black ears, and smudge on forehead.

Miss Alicia A. L. Jaquet's Tum-Tum: Age, 2 years 4 months; weight, 191b.; height at shoulder, 13Jin.; length from nose to set on of tail, 22in.; length of tail, 6½in.; girth of chest, 20in.; girth of loin, 17¾in.; girth of head, 14½in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5¾in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5iu.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7 ½in.; from corner of eye to tip of nose, lin.; between eyes, l¾in.; depth of chap, l¾in.; colour and markings, stone fawn, black points.

Mrs. Foster's Banjo: Age, 2 years; weight, 121b.; height at shoulder, l0½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 19Jin.; length of tail, 5Jin.; girth of chest, 17in.; girth of loin, 14in.; girth of head, 12½in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5Jin.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 4¾in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 4Jin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6¾in.; colour and markings, cold stone fawn, with black ears and good trace; fair good eyes set wide apart, and black toe nails.

Mrs. Foster's Sambo: Age, 4½ years; weight, 17½lb. ; height at shoulder, 12½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 24in.; length of tail, 6in.; girth of chest, 20in.; girth of loin, 17in.; girth of head, 13½in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 6½in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 5iin.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5iin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 8in.; colour and markings, cold stone fawn, with black ears and black toe nails, with large full eyes set wide apart.

Mrs. Jolliffe Tufnell's Victor: Age, 7 years; weight, 201b.; height at shoulder, 12¾in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 22½in.; length of tail, 8in.; girth of chest, 21in.; girth of loin, 19½in.; girth of head, 14in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5½in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 4¾in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 6iin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.; colour and markings, apricot colour, mask entirely black, terminating at the level of eye.

Mr. E. Weekley's Vic: Age, 3 years 11 months; weight, 201b.; height at shoulder, 12in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 21in.; length of tail, 8in.; girth of chest, 22½in.; girth of loin, 16¼in.; girth of head, 12¾in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 5in.; girth of leg lin below elbow, 4½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6in.; colour and markings, apricot fawn.

Mr. E. Field's Swizzle: Age, 2 years 11 months; weight, 151b.; height at shoulder, 11½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 20in.; length of tail, 6½in.; girth of chest, 19in.; girth of loin, 16in.; girth of head, 13in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 6in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 5in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 5in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 7in.; colour and markings, light fawn, distinct mark down the back.

Mr. E. Field's Snub: Age, 4 years 3 months; weight, 16½lb.; heigth at shoulder, 12iin.; length from nose to set on of tail, 23in.; length of tail, 6in.; girth of chest, 20in.; girth of loin, 16in.; girth of head, 13in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 6in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 4½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 4½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 6½in.; colour and markings, light fawn, distinct mark down the back.