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produce heavier dogs, but such should be heavily 

 handicapped when in the judging ring. 



The points given above do not appear to me to be 

 sufficiently explicit, so I print the following, which is 

 pretty much the same as was issued by the original 

 Bedlington Terrier Club. 



" Head. The head, though wedge-shaped, like 

 that of most terriers, should be shorter in the skull 

 and longer in the jaw, and narrow or lean in muzzle ; 

 the skull should be comparatively narrow and high, 

 coned or peaked at the occiput, and taper away 

 sharply to the nose. 



" Ears. Should be filbert-shaped, lie close to the 

 cheek, and set on low, hanging something like 

 those of a Dandie Dinmont terrier, leaving the head 

 clear and flat ; the ears should be feathered at the 

 tips. 



<c Eyes. In blue, or blue and tan, the eyes have a 

 dark amber shade ; in livers or yellows it is much 

 lighter in colour, varying with the shade of the dog. 

 The eyes should be small, well sunk into the head, 

 and placed rather close together ; very piercing 

 when roused. 



(i Jaw and Teeth. The jaw should be long, lean, 

 and powerful. Most of these dogs are a little ' shot J 

 at the upper jaw, and are often termed ' pig-jawed ;' 

 this is a fault. The teeth should meet evenly 



