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94 MY DOG AND I. 



moderate in size and thickness ; carried forward as in a fox-terrier ; 

 free from long, silky hair. 



Neck. — Fair length, gradually widening to shoulders; well 

 carried ; free from throatiness. 



Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders fine, long, and sloping; 

 chest deep, muscular, but neither full nor wide. 



Back and Loins. — Back short, straight, and strong; ribs well 

 sprung and rounded ; loins broad and powerful, and well ribbed up. 



Hind Quarters. — Strong, powerful, thick through hams ; good 

 muscular second thighs, and stifles fairly bent ; no tendency to 

 cow-hocks. 



Stern. — Stout and docked; set on rather high, but not raised 

 to a right angle with back. 



Legs and Feet.— Legs straight and well furnished with bone. 

 Feet round and close, with a good thick sole. 



Coat. — Rough or broken; dense and wiry in texture; free 

 from lock or curl. 



Color. — Dark grizzle back from occiput to end of tail, extend- 

 ing also down sides of body, with dark markings on side of skull ; 

 rest of body a good tan, darker on ears than elsewhere. 



Weight. — Dogs, 40 to 45 pounds; bitches, 35 to 40 pounds. 



Disqualifications. 



A Dudley nose ; white on throat, face, or feet ; white on any 

 other part of body objectionable ; a thoroughly bad mouth, i.e., 

 minus a number of teeth, and others cankered ; undershot ; partial 

 blindness objectionable. 



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