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MY DOG AND I. 





in profile between forehead and top jaw than in the greyhound. 

 Cheeks must not be full. Ears V-shaped, small, of moderate thick- 

 ness, drooping forward close to cheek, not hanging by side of head. 

 Jaws strong and muscular, of fair punishing strength. There should 

 not be much falling away below eyes. This part of head should 

 be moderately chiseled out, but not like a wedge. Nose tapering 

 and black. Eyes dark, small, rather deep set, full of fire and in- 

 telligence ; nearly circular in shape. Teeth nearly level. 



Neck. — Clean, muscular, without throatiness, of fair length, and 

 gradually widening to shoulders. 



Shoulders and Chest. — Shoulders long and sloping, well laid 

 back, clearly cut at withers ; chest deep and not broad. 



Back. — Short, straight, and strong, with no appearance of slack- 

 ness. 



Loins. — Powerful and very slightly arched. Fore ribs moder- 

 ately arched ; back ribs deep. The dog should be well ribbed 

 up. 



Hind Quarters. — Strong, muscular, quite free from droop or 

 crouch ; thighs long and powerful ; hocks near the ground. 



Stern. — Set on rather high, carried gaily, but 9iot over back or 

 curled; of good strength, anything approaching a "pipe-stopper" 

 tail being especially objectionable. 



Legs. — Straight, showing little or no appearance of ankle in 

 front ; strong in bone, short and straight in pastern. Both fore and 

 hind legs carried straight forward in traveling ; stifles not turning 

 outward ; elbows perpendicular to the body. 



Feet. — Round, compact, not large ; soles hard and tough ; toes 

 moderately arched, and turned neither in nor out. 



Coat. — Smooth, flat, hard, dense, and abundant. Belly and 

 under side of thighs should not be bare. 



Color. — White should predominate ; brindle, red, or liver mark- 

 ings are objectionable. 



Symmetry, Size, and Character. — The dog must present a 

 generally gay, lively, and active appearance. Bone and strength in 

 a small compass, but this does not mean that a fox-terrier should 

 be cloggy or in any way coarse. Speed and endurance must be 

 looked to as well as power, and the symmetry of the foxhound 

 taken as a model. The terrier must on no account be leggy, nor 

 must it be too short in leg. It should stand like a cleverly made 

 hunter, covering a lot of ground, yet with a short back. 



Weight is not a certain criterion of a terrier's fitness for its 

 work ; general shape, size, and contour are the main points ; it 

 should not scale over 20 pounds in show condition. 



