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Boston Terrier

A real Yankee- Doolle - Dandy , although he owes a little of his ancestry to the British Bulldog, the breed actually came into being in the nineteenth century in the eastern states America. His short, square muzzle inentifies him as a Bull breed and his small erect ears combined with his well defined colouring add to his smart appearance. Dapper and classy he is a realeye-catcher when out and about. He is good tempered and happy house dog - if a little boisterous. His short coat is easy to care for and his sense of intelligence is highly developed.

General Apearance ** The Boston Terrier is a lively, highly-intelligent, smooth coated,short headed, compactly built, short, tailed, well balanced dog, brinle, seal, or black in color, and evenly marked with white. The head is in proportion to the size of the dog and the expression indicates a high degree of intelligence. Body rather short and well knit: limbs strong and neatly turned, dog must convey an impression of determination, strength and activity, with style of a high orde, carriage easy and graceful.

Characteristics ** Lifely and intelligent

Temperament ** Determined and strong willed.

Head and Skull ** Skull square, flat on top, free from wrinkles, cheeks flat, brow abrupt, stop well defined. Muzzle short, square, wide and deep with no dendencey to taper and in proportion to skul ,free from wrinkles, shorter in length than in width and depth, approximately one-third of length of skull, width and depht carried out well to end, muzzle from stop to end of nose on a line parallel to top of skull, nose black, wide with well defined line between nostrils. Jaws broad and square. Flews of good depth, not pendelous, completely covering teeth when mouth closed. Head in propotion to size of dog.

Eyes ** Wide apart, large and round, dark in colour, expression alert, kind and intelligent. Eyes set sqaure in skull, outside corners on a line with cheeks when viewed from front.

Ears ** Carried erect, small, thin, situated as near corner of skull as possible.

Mouth ** Teeth short and regular, bite even nor sufficiently undershot to sqaure muzzle.

Neck ** Of fair length, slightly arched, carrying head gracefully, neatly set into shoulders.

ForeQuarters ** Shoulders sloping, legs set moderately wide apart on line with point of shoulders, straight in bone and well muscled, pasterns short and strong. Elbows turning neither in nor out.

Body ** Deepwith good width of chest, back short, ribs deep and well sprung, carried well back to loins, loins short and muscular, rump curving slightly to ser-on of tail, flank very slightly cut up , body appears short but not chucky.

HindQuarters ** Legs set true, good turn of stifle, hocks well let down, turning neither in nor out, things strong and well muscled.

Feet ** Round, small , compact turning neither in nor out , toes well arched.

Tail ** set on low, short, fine, tapering, straight or screw; devoid of fringes or coarse hair, never carried above horizontal.

Gait & Movement ** Easy and graceful. Surefooted, straight - gaited, forelegs and hindlegs moving straight ahead with perfect rhythm. Each step indicating grace and power.

Coat ** Short, smooth, lustrous and fine in texture

Colour ** Brindle with white markings, brindle must show throughout body distinctly, black with white markings but brindles with white markings prefered. Ideal markings , white muzzle, even white blaze over head , collor, breast, part of wholeof forelegs, and hindlegs below hocks.

Size ** Weight not exceeting 11.4 25 Ils) divided by classes as follows, Lightweight: under 6.8 kgs ( 15 Ibs ), Middleweight: 6.8 kgs ( 15 Ibs ) and under 9.1 kgs ( 20 Ibs ) Heavyweight: 9.1 kgs (20 Ibs ) and under 11.4kgs) 25 Ibs ).

Faults ** Any departure from the foregoing points should be concidered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

Note ** Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.