The sun., 1915-03-07
NEW STANDARD USED
FOR BOSTON TERRIERS
Improvement in Breed Results
i'm Adoption Of New Method
Of Judging.

A new standard recently has been
adopted by the Boston Terrier Club and
is a decided improvement on the old
standard. The Boston has advanced
until to-day IL is one of the most popula-
breeds In this country and the Boston
Terrier Club has done much that will
keep this popularity up by revising the
old standard The committee that had
this work in charge has given due con-
sideration to the founders of the breed
and in many instances the old standard
has been followed although In many
places the rough spots have been
smoothed out as the breed had reached
a stage where II needed a standard in
keeping. The new standard:
General Appearance 10 Points-The
general appearance of the Boston ter
rier should be that OF a lively. highly
intelligent. smooth coated. short headed
compactly built. short tailed, well bal
anced dog of medium stature, of brindle
color and evenly marked with white The
head should Indicate "A high degree OF in
telligence and should be in proportion 10
the size of the dog the body rather short
and well knit, the limbs strong and neatly
turned tail sh )rt, ant no feature be so
prominent that the dog appears badly
proportioned The dog should convey
AN impression of determination. strength
and activity. with style OF high order :
carriage easy and graceful. a proper
tionate combination OF color and ideal
markings is a particularly distinctive
feature of representative specimen.
and dog with n preponderance OF
white on body or without the proper
proport .on of brindle and white on head
should possess sufficient merit otherwise
to counteract its deficiencies In these
respects. The ideal Boston terrier eX
preston AZ indicating a high degree Of
intelligence IL also an important charac-
teristic of the breed. Color and mark
ings and expression should be given
particular consideration in determining
the relative value of general appearance
to other points.
Skull, ~ square. 1at on top.
free from wrinkles: checks fiat, brow
abrupt, stop well defined.
Eyes. Points-The eyes should be
wide apart. large and round. dark in
color. expression alert hut kind and
intelligent The eyes should be set
square in tho skull and the outside
corners should Ice on a limo with the
cheeks as viewed from the front
Muzzle, IL Points-Short, square. wide
and deep, and IN proportion 10 skull
fire.. from wrinkles, shorter In length
than in width and depth. carried out
well 10 end; muzzle from stop to end
of nose on a line parallel to the top
of the skull: nose black and wide. with
well defined line between nostrils. The
laws broad and square, with short. reg
MAR teeth The chops of good depth
hut not pcndulous completely covering
the teeth when the mouth is closed.
Ears. Points-Thc ears should be
carried erect. small ANA thin. situated
as near corners of skull as possible.
Neck. 2 Points-Ncck to be Of fair
length. slightly arched and carrying the
head gracefully setting nearly into the
shoulders
BODY. 10 Points--Dcep with good
width OF chest we'll sprung, carried well
back Ia loins lons short and muscular,
ruup curying slightly to set on of tail,
o,uk very slightly cut up. The body
should appear short but not chunky.
Elbows. I Points-Standing neither IN
nor out.