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with erect ears, but the tyrant Fashion at present 

 holds only the latter the correct article, and by his 

 opinion we have to abide. Classes have been pro- 

 vided for each of the varieties at some of the leading 

 Scottish shows, but those for dogs with their ears 

 " down " have never been well supported. How- 

 ever, the fact must not be overlooked that as 

 puppies the ears are usually carried thrown back or 

 forwards, some even not attaining the correct and 

 erect position until six or eight months old. The 

 hard, crisp coat, too, does not always appear until 

 the puppy is casting its first set of teeth. And 

 this hard coat is a sine qua now, and no prize ought 

 to be given to any Scottish terrier unless the coat 

 is thoroughly hard and strong and crisp and close 

 it is the hard-haired Scottish terrier, a fact which 

 some judges have sadly overlooked. Another defect 

 too common and often over-looked is to be found 

 in the bat-like ears with round tips, which some 

 breeders consider to point to a cross with an impure 

 strain. However, they are very unsightly, and 

 ought to act as a very severe handicap on dogs 

 possessing such aural appendages. 



There is no denying the fact, even if anyone 

 wished to do so, which I do not believe is possible, 

 that during the last half dozen years the Scottish 

 terrier has advanced very much in popularity. It 



