Article IV.

    Judges.

Section 1.  There shall be elected by ballot each year at the annual meeting a corps of not more than fifteen judges, a list of whose names shall be sent to bench show committees with a request that the judge of Boston terriers at their approaching shows be selected from said list.

      Sec. 2.  The Club judges may exhibit, but shall not compete at or
      be interested directly or indirectly in the show at which they
      officiate.

  Article V.

    Amendments.

      This Constitution and these By-Laws, and the Standard and Scale
      of Points may be amended or altered by a two-thirds vote at any
      regular meeting or special meeting called for that purpose.

      Notice of proposed change having been given to all members at
      least ten days previous to said meeting.

THE REVISED BOSTON TERRIER STANDARD

The present Boston terrier standard was adopted by the Boston Terrier Club on October 7, 1914, as a result of a revision recommended by a committee appointed by the Boston Terrier Club.

It was felt, in view of the fact that the dog had become established all over the continent among breeders and fanciers not as familiar with the ideal of the breed as were the original breeders and friends of the dog around Boston, that a more explicit, definite standard, one that could be more easily understood by the great body of the dog’s admirers of today, should be adopted.

It will be readily observed by a comparison of the old standard, which has practically been in existence since the formation of the club in 1891, that no vital point has been really changed.

      Revised standard old standard.

  Point Values Scale of Points.

10  General appearance:  The     10  general appearance and
general appearance of           style:  The general
the Boston terrier              appearance of the Boston
should be that of a             Terrier is that of a
lively, highly                  smooth, short-coated,
intelligent, smooth             compactly-built dog of
coated, short headed,           medium station.  The head
compactly built, short          should indicate a high
tailed, well balanced           degree of intelligence and
dog of medium station,          should be in proportion to
of brindle color and            the dog’s size; the body
evenly marked with              rather short and
white.  The head should          well-knit, the limbs
indicate a high degree          strong and finely turned,
of intelligence and             no feature being so
should be in proportion         prominent that the dog
to the size of the dog;         appears badly
the body rather short           proportioned.  The dog
and well knit, the limbs        conveys an impression of