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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. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Value. 



Head and ears 15 



Neck 5 



Shoulders and chest ... 15 



Back and loin 10 



Hindquarters 5 



50 



Value. 



Stern 5 



Legs and feet 20 



Coat 10 



Symmetry and character 1 5 



5 



Grand Total, 100. 



^Disqualifying Points. i. Nose white, cherry, 

 or spotted to a considerable extent with either 

 of these colours. 2. Ears prick, tulip, or rose. 

 3. Mouth much undershot." 



This description is by no means satisfactory, 

 especially so far as allowance for coat is observed. 

 The points for an actually distinguishing charac- 

 teristic are far too few, a correct coat is worth 

 20 points, and an absolutely soft one should be a 

 disqualification. Personally, I would far rather own 

 a white terrier with a " spotted" or " cherry-coloured" 



