THE BREED STANDARD IN BRIEF FOR THE CHOW CHOW

General Appearance 
Active, compact, short-coupled and essentially well balanced, leonine in appearance, proud, dignified bearing; well knit frame; tail carried well over back.

Characteristic 
Quiet dog, good guard, bluish-black tongue; unique in its stilted gait.

Temperament 
Independent, loyal, yet aloof.

Coat 
Either rough or smooth.
Rough: profuse, abundant, dense, straight and stand-off. Outer coat rather coarse in texture, with soft woolly undercoat. Especially thick round neck forming mane or ruff and with good culottes or breechings on back of thighs.
Smooth: coat short, abundant, dense, straight, upstanding, not flat, plush-like in texture. Any artificial shortening of the coat which alters the natural outline or expression should be penalised.

Colour 
Whole coloured black, red, blue, fawn, cream or white, frequently shaded but not in patches or parti-coloured (underpart of tail and back of thighs frequently of a lighter colour).

Size 
Dogs: 48-56 cms (19-22 ins) at shoulder. Bitches: 46-51 cms (18-20 ins) at shoulder

THE BREED STANDARD IN BRIEF FOR THE BULLDOG

General Appearance 
Smooth-coated, thick set, rather low in stature, broad, powerful and compact. Head massive, fairly large in proportion to size but no point so much in excess of others as to destroy the general symmetry, or make the dog appear deformed, or interfere with its powers of motion. Face short, muzzle broad, blunt and inclined upwards. Body short, well knit, limbs stout, well muscled and in hard condition. Hindquarters high and strong but somewhat lighter in comparison with heavy foreparts. Bitches not so grand or well developed as dogs.

Characteristic 
Conveys impression of determination, strength and activity.

Temperament 
Alert, bold, loyal, dependable, courageous, fierce in appearance, but possessed of affectionate nature.

Coat 
Fine texture, short, close and smooth (hard only from shortness and closeness, not wiry).

Colour 
Whole or smut, (i.e. whole colour with black mask or muzzle). Only whole colours (which should be brilliant and pure of their sort) viz., brindles, reds with their various shades, fawns, fallows etc., white and pied (i.e. combination of white with any of the foregoing colours). Dudley, black and black with tan highly undesirable.

Size 
Dogs: 25 kgs (55 lbs); bitches: 22.7 kgs (50 lbs).