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large ; the toes moderately arched, and turned neither in nor out. There 

 should be no dew claws behind. 



" 8. The coat should be smooth, but hard, dense, and abundant. 



" 9. Colour : White should predominate. Brindle, red, or liver mark- 

 ings are objectionable. Otherwise this point is of little or no im- 

 portance. 



" 10. Symmetry, size, and character : The dog must present a generally 

 gay, lively, and active appearance. Bone and strength in a small 

 compass are essentials ; but this must not be taken to 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, like the hound, must on no account be 

 leggy ; neither must he be too short in the leg. He should stand like a 

 cleverly-made hunter covering a lot of ground, yet with a short back, 

 as before stated. He will thus attain the highest degree of propelling 

 power, together with the greatest length of stride that is compatible with 

 the length of his body. Weight is not a certain criterion of a terrier's 

 fitness for his work. General shape, size, and contour are the main 

 points ; and if a dog can gallop and stay, and follow his fox, it matters 

 little what his weight is to a pound or so, though, roughly speaking, 

 it may be said he should not scale over 201b. in show condition. 



" Wire-haired Fox Terriers. This variety of the breed should resemble 

 the smooth sort in every respect, except the coat, which should be 

 broken. The harder and more wiry the texture of the coat is, the 

 better ; on no account should the dog look or feel woolly, and there 

 should be no silky hair about the poll or elsewhere. 



" The coat should not be too long, so as to give the dog a shaggy 

 appearance, but at the same time it should show a marked and distinct 

 difference all over from the smooth species. 



"Points. Head and ears, 15 ; neck, 5 ; shoulders and chest, 15 ; back 

 and loin, 10 ; hind quarters, 5 ; stern, 5 ; legs and feet, 20 ; coat, 10 ; 

 symmetry and character, 15. Total, 100. 



"Disqualifying Points. 1. Nose, white, cherry, or spotted to a con- 

 siderable extent with either of these colours. 



"2. Ears, prick, tulip, or rose. 



"3. Mouth, much undershot. 



" (Signed) W. ALLISON, Sec." 



