338 British Dogs. 



which breed differ widely from those of the dogs which win, and have for 

 years won, at shows held throughout England, as will be manifest from 

 the following detailed description of ' points.' Such description is 

 declared by the subscribers hereto to be reliable and in all respects 

 strictly accurate : 



" Head. Medium size, muzzle shortish and rather broad, not ' snipey ' 

 like that of a fox. Jaws strong and well clad with muscle. Average 

 length of head 7in , say, from end of nose to eyes 2|in., and from eyes to 

 back of skull, 4|in. Girth of muzzle in front of eyes about 7in., and 

 girth of head in front of ears from llin. to 12in. Jawbone about 4^in. in 

 length. 



" Eyes. Dark hazel colour, very expressive, and of moderate size, 

 overhung by bushy eyebrows, but never so as to obstruct the sight in the 

 slightest degree, differing in this respect very prominently from the dense 

 thatch (of hair) veiling face, muzzle, and even the nose of some of these 

 nondescript animals, which are favoured by canine judges (?) under the 

 erroneous idea (probably inspired by the door mat style of illustrations 

 given in Punch} that they are real Skye terriers. The vicinity of the 

 eyes, if disfigured by stains, would imply a poodle cross at no distant 

 date. 



" Ears. Small, broad at the root, but tapering to a point. They 

 should be clad with soft hair, and slightly ' feathered,' but anything 

 approaching the spaniel for ' feather ' should be viewed with grave 

 suspicion. The drop-ear should not lie flat against the side of the head, 

 but drop towards the front. In the prick-eared variety the ears are 

 carried erect. A 'slouch' ear, i.e., the organ of hearing showing a 

 decided tendency to fall outwards, is considered objectionable. When 

 the dog is ' at attention ' the ears ought to stand firmly upright, but 

 when in a listless attitude the position of the ears is somewhat modified. 

 Length of ears from 2^in. to 3in., breadth at the root about 2Bn., and 

 tapering to a point ; while the spurious so-called Skye terriers are generally 

 distinguished by excessively coarse ears, almost rivalling those of a 

 donkey in size. 



" Neck. Should be strong and muscular, about 5in. long, and from 9 

 to 10in. in girth. 



"Body. Long in proportion to height of dog; chest and ribs deep, 

 body neither flat sided nor yet round like a barrel, as, on entering a den 



