The Fox Terrier. 297 



The standard recommended by the Fox Terrier Club is as follows : 



"1. Head: The skull should be flat and moderately narrow ; broader 

 between the ears, and gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. Not 

 much " stop " should be apparent ; but there should be more dip in the 

 profile, between the forehead and top jaw, than is seen in the case of a 

 greyhound. The ears should be V-shaped, and rather small ; of mode- 

 rate thickness, and dropping forward closely to the cheek, not hanging by 

 the side of the head, like a foxhound's. The jaw should be strong and 

 muscular, but not too full in the cheek ; should be of fair punishing 

 length, but not so as in any way to resemble the greyhound or modern 

 English terrier. There should not be much falling away below the eyes ; 

 this part of the head should, however, be moderately chiselled out, so as 

 not to go down in a straight slope like a wedge. The nose, towards which 

 the muzzle must slightly taper, should be black. The eyes should be 

 dark rimmed, small, and rather deep set ; full of fire and life. The teeth 

 should be level and strong. 



"2. The neck should be clean and muscular, without throatiness, of fair 

 length, and gradually widening to the shoulders. 



" 3. The shoulders should be fine at the points, long, and sloping. The 

 chest deep, and not broad. 



" 4. The back should be short, straight, and strong, with no appearance 

 of slackness behind the shoulders ; the loin broad, powerful, and very 

 slightly arched. The dog should be well ribbed up with deep back ribs, 

 and should not be flat-sided. 



" 5. The hind-quarters should be strong and muscular, quite free from 

 droop or crouch ; the thighs long and powerful ; hocks near the ground, 

 the dog standing well up on them, like a foxhound, without much bend in 

 the stifles. 



" 6. The stern should be set on rather high, and carried gaily; but 

 not over the back, or curled. It should be of good strength, 

 anything approaching a pipe-stopper tail being especially objection- 

 able. 



"7. The legs, viewed in any direction, must be straight, showing little 

 or no appearance of ankle in front. They should be large in bone 

 throughout, the elbows working freely just clear of the side. Both fore 

 and hind legs should be carried straight forward in travelling, the stifles 

 not turning outwards. The feet should be round, compact, and not too 



