THE BEDLINGTON TERRIER. 399 



distributed over Great Britain, and with two members on 

 this continent. 



The English Kennel Club Stud Book records prizes given 

 to Bedlingtons at Manchester, in 1869, and prize-winners 

 are named at the succeeding large shows. 



On January 1, 1890, a dog show was held at Newcastle- 

 upon-Tyne, in the same building as the first of all dog 

 shows, in 1859. The number of Bedlington entries was 

 eighty -three the largest known. 



What crosses helped to produce the Bedlington as we 

 now have him, whether the Otter Hound contributed his 

 pendent ears and peaked skull, and the Greyhound his ele- 

 gant shape, is not known. Exactly when and how the pres- 

 ent type became inherent in the breed we can only surmise. 

 The underlying quality of the dog, which has in nowise 

 been affected by any possible crossing in the remote past, 

 is Terrier. Everything that can be said in favor of the 

 aboriginal rough Terrier, from which he is descended, may 

 be said of the Bedlington. The two names Ainsley and 

 Pickett mark eras, overlapping each other, in the history of 

 our subject. There were known previous to 1825, and sub- 

 sequently, many other fanciers, only less prominent as 

 such. 



Following are the points of the Bedlington Terrier as 

 defined and adopted by the Bedlington Terrier Club: 



Skull. Narrow, but deep and rounded; high at occiput, 

 and covered with a nice silky tuft or top-knot. 



Jaw. Long, tapering, sharp, and muscular; as little 

 stop as possible between the eyes, so as to form nearly a 

 line from the nose-end along the joint of the skull to the 

 occiput. The lips close-fitting, and no flew. 



Eyes. Should be small and well sunk in head. The 

 blues should have a dark eye. The blue and tan ditto, with 

 amber shade. Livers, sandies, etc. , a light-brown eye. 



Nose. Large, well-angled. Blues and blue and tans 

 should have black noses; livers and sandies have flesh-col- 

 ored. 



Teeth. Level, or pincer- jawed. 



