1. _Coat._--Any silkiness, wave, or tendency to curl is a serious blemish, as is also an open coat. 2. _Size._--Any specimens under the minimum weight, or above the maximum weight, are objectionable. 3. _Eyes._--Full or light-coloured. 4. _Ears._--Round-pointed, drop, broad, and large ears, also ears too heavily covered with hair. 5. _Muzzle._--Either under, or overshot and defective teeth. SCALE OF POINTS. General Appearance 5 Colour 5 Coat 10 Size 7½ Skull 7½ Eyes 5 Muzzle 5 Ears 5 Neck 10 Chest 10 Body 10 Legs and Feet 7½ Tail 5 Movement 7½ ____ Total 100 INDEX A Afghan Greyhound, 333 ---- neck, 334 ---- colour, 334 ---- height at shoulders, 334 Airedale Terrier, 293 ---- Standard of Points, 298 ---- Club, 298 Antimony poisoning, 414 Appendix, 443 Arsenic, 413 Association of Bloodhound Breeders, 146 B Bareness round margin of eyes, 432 Basset-hounds, 206 ---- colour, 208 ---- coat, 208 ---- head, 208 ---- fore-quarters, 225 ---- chest, 225 ---- Club, 226 ---- Club rules, 226 ---- (Smooth), points, 233 ---- (Rough) points, 235 Beagle, 181 ---- Club (English), description of points, 187 ---- (American), points, etc., 190 Bedlington Terrier, 274 ---- height, 277 ---- weight, 277 ---- colour, 277 ---- nose, 277 ---- coat, 277 ---- skull, 277 ---- body, 277 ---- tail, 277 ---- limbs, 278 ---- quarters, 278 ---- Club, 278 Black-and-tan Setter (Gordon Setter), 29 Blindness, 429 Blistering, 441 Bloodhounds, 141 ---- head, 142 ---- legs and feet, 145 ---- chest and shoulders, 145 ---- neck, ribs, back and loins, 145 ---- hind-quarters and limbs, 146 ---- tail, coat and colour, 146 ---- height, 146 ---- Club, 146 Blood poisoning, 381 Boils, 387 Borzois or Russian Wolfhound, 179 ---- chest, neck, 180 ---- fore-limbs, 180 ---- colour, 180 ---- coat, height, 181 ---- faults, 181 ---- Club, 181 C Canker of ear, 423 Clumber Spaniel, 71 Clysters or Enemas, 439 Cocker Spaniel, 84 ---- head, ears, 87 ---- coat, colour, 87 ---- Club, 88 ---- prices, 88 ---- faults, 88 Conditioning Dogs, 366 Constitutional Rules of the Retriever Society, 59 D Dachshund, 194 ---- head, 194 ---- chest, shoulders, 205 ---- hind-quarters, 205 Dandie-Dinmont Terrier, 310 ---- head, 313 ---- neck, tail, 314 ---- fore and hind-limbs, 314 ---- colour, 314 ---- Society, 315 ---- Standard of Points, 315 Deafness, 426 Deerhound, 128 ---- head, ears, 129 ---- neck, shoulders, stern, 130 ---- legs, feet, 135 ---- faults, 135 ---- colour, 136