"Color"
and "Ideal Markings" is
a particularly
distinctive feature of a
representative specimen,
and dogs with a
preponderance of white
on body, or without the
proper proportion of
brindle and white on
head, should possess
sufficient merit
otherwise to counteract
their deficiencies in
these respects.

The ideal "Boston
Terrier Expression" as
indicating "a high
degree of intelligence,"
is also an important
characteristic of the
breed.

"Color and Markings" and
"Expression" should be
given particular
consideration in
determining the relative
value of "General
Appearance" to other
points.

12 SKULL: Square, flat on 12 SKULL: Broad and flat,
top, free from wrinkles; without prominent cheeks,
cheeks flat; brow abrupt, and forehead free from
stop well defined. wrinkles.

2 STOP: Well defined, but
indenture not too deep.

5 EYES: Wide apart, large 5 EYES: Wide apart, large and
and round, dark in round, neither sunken nor too
color, expression alert, prominent, and in color dark
but kind and and soft. The outside corner
intelligent; the eyes should be on a line with the
should set square across cheeks as viewed from the
brow and the outside front.
corners should be on a
line with the cheeks as
viewed from the front.

12 MUZZLE: Short, square, 12 MUZZLE: Short, square,
wide and deep; free from wide and deep, without
wrinkles; shorter in wrinkles. Nose black and
length than in width and wide, with a well defined
depth, and in proportion straight line between
to skull; width and nostrils. The jaws broad
depth carried out well and square, with short,
to end. Nose black and regular teeth. The chops
wide, with well defined wide and deep, not
line between nostrils. pendulous, completely
The jaws broad and covering the teeth when
square, with short mouth is closed.
regular teeth. The chops
of g