Rockydale Junior
AN EARLY STANDARD
The following standard adopted when the dog was known as the Round-Headed Bull and Terrier Dog, will be of interest here.
- Skull—Large, broad and flat.
- Stop—Well defined.
- Ears—Preferably cut, if left on should be small and thin, situated as near corners of skull as possible; rose ears preferable.
- 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.