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in ' for, but the proper hair of these dogs is linty or 

 woolly, with a very slight sprinkling of wire hairs, 

 and this is still the coat advocated by the majority 

 of north country breeders. 



" Colour. The original colours were blue and 

 tan, livers, and sandies, and these are still the 

 favourite. The tan is of a pale colour, and so 

 differs greatly from the tan of the black and tan 

 English terriers, and the blues should be a proper 

 blue, not nearly black, which is sometimes seen now. 

 In all colours the crown of the head should be 

 nearly white, otherwise white is most objectionable. 



11 Tail. The tail should be of moderate length 

 (Sin. to ioin.), either straight or slightly curved, 

 carried low, and feathered ufiderneath. The tail 

 should by no means be curled or carried high on to 

 the back. 



" Weight. The weight of these dogs varies 

 greatly, but the average is from i81b. to 23lb., or at 

 outside about 25lb. weight." 



Perhaps it may be considered superfluous to give 

 the points and description as adopted by the club 

 and what Mr. Joseph Ainsley wrote on the same 

 subject, but a comparison of the two will no doubt 

 be found interesting. 



Although earlier in this chapter I have alluded to 

 a certain amount of popularity the Bedlington terrier 



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