THE BLACK-AND-TAN TERRIER 529 



Head. Long, flat, and narrow, level and wedge-shaped, without showing 

 cheek muscles ; well filled up under the eyes, with tapering, tightly lipped jaws 

 and level teeth. 



Eyes. Very small, sparkling, and dark, set fairly close together, and oblong 

 in shape. 



Nose. Black. 



Ears. The correct carriage of the ears is a debatable point since cropping 

 has been abolished. Probably in the large breed the drop ear is correct, but for 

 Toys either erect or semi-erect carriage of the ear is most desirable. 



Neck and Shoulders. The neck should be fairly long, and tapering from the 

 shoulders to the head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free from throatiness, 

 and slightly arched at the occiput. 



Chest. Narrow but deep. 



Body. Moderately short and curving upwards at the loin ; ribs well sprung, 

 back slightly arched at the loin and falling again at the joining of the tail to the 

 same height as the shoulders. 



Legs, Must be quite straight, set on well under the dog, and of fair length. 



Feet. More inclined to be cat- than hare-footed. 



Tail. Moderate length, and set on where the arch of the back ends ; thick 

 where it joins the body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher than the back. 



Coat. Close, smooth, short, and glossy. 



Colour. Jet black and rich mahogany tan, distributed over the body as 

 follows : On the head the muzzle is tanned to the nose, which, with the nasal 

 bone, is jet black ; there is also a bright spot on each cheek, and above each eye, 

 the under jaw and throat are tanned, and the hair inside the ear is of the same 

 colour ; the fore legs tanned up to the knee, with black lines (pencil marks) up 

 each toe, and a black mark (thumb mark) above the foot ; inside the hind legs 

 tanned, but divided with black at the hock joint ; and under the tail also tanned ; 

 and so is the vent, but only sufficiently to be easily covered by the tail ; also 

 slightly tanned on each side of chest. Tan outside of hind legs commonly called 

 breeching is a serious defect. In all cases the black should not run into the 

 tan, or vice versa, but the division between the two colours should be well defined. 



General Appearance. A Terrier, calculated to take his own part in the rat 

 pit, and not of the Whippet type. 



Weight. For Toys, not exceeding 7lb ; for the large breed, from i61b. to 

 2olb. is most desirable. 



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