Eyes—­Wide apart, large, round, dark and soft and not “goggle”
    eyed.

    Muzzle—­Short, round and deep, without wrinkles, nose should be
    black and wide.

    Mouth—­Preferably even, teeth should be covered when mouth is
    closed.

    Neck—­Thick, clean and strong.

    Body—­Deep at chest and well ribbed up, making a short backed,
    cobby built dog; loins and buttocks strong.

    Legs—­Straight and well muscled.

    Feet—­Strong, small and moderately round.

    Tail—­Short and fine, straight or screw, carried low.

    Color—­Any color, except black, mouse or liver; brindle and white,
    brindle or whole white are the colors most preferred.

    Coat—­Short, fine, bright and hard.

    Symmetry—­Of a high order.

    Disqualifications—­Hair lip, docked tail and any artificial means
    used to deceive the judge.

    Weight—­It was voted to divide the different weights into three
    classes, as follows:  15 pounds and under, 25 pounds and under, 36
    pounds and under.

        Scale of points: 

Skull               15
Muzzle              15
Nose                 5
Eyes                 5
Ears                 5
Neck                 5
Body                10
Legs and Feet       10
Tail                10
Color and Coat      10
Symmetry            10
—–­
Total              100

CHAPTER III.

KENNELING

It goes without saying that any place is not good enough for a dog, although when one considers the way some dogs are housed in small, dark outbuildings, or damp, ill-lighted and poorly ventilated cellars, or even perhaps worse, in old barrels or discarded drygoods boxes in some out-of-the-way corner, it is not surprising the quality of the puppies raised in them.

A great many people who only keep one or two dogs keep them in the kitchen or living room, and here, of course, conditions are all right, but the fancier who keeps any considerable number will find that it pays to house his dogs in a comfortable, roomy, dry building, free from draughts, on high lands (with a gravel foundation, if possible), that can be flooded with sunshine and fresh air.  Such a kennel can be simple or elaborate in construction, severely plain or ornamental in its architecture, but it must possess the above characteristics in order to have its occupants kept in the pink of condition.  Where half a dozen dogs are kept, I think a kennel about 20 feet long, nine feet wide, with a pitched roof, nine feet high in the front, and at the back seven feet, with a southern exposure, with good windows that open top and bottom, and a good tight board floor will do admirably.  This can, of course, be partitioned off in pens to suit, with convenient runs outside wired at the top to prevent dogs jumping over.  The building should,