The Scottish Terrier. 261 



Thomson Gray gives in " Dogs of Scotland " : 

 <( The greatest difficulty is to get straight legs and 

 ears tight up. My idea of a first-class specimen is 

 a very game, hardy-looking terrier, stoutly built, with 

 great bone and substance ; deep in chest and back 

 rib, straight back, powerful quarters, on short 

 muscular legs, and exhibiting in a marked degree a 

 great combination of strength and activity. In 

 several terriers shown the body is too long. This I 

 consider a grave fault, and by no means to be 

 encouraged. . . . Terriers built on such lines 

 are very active in their movements, and for going a 

 distance or taking a standing leap I do not believe 

 there is any short-legged breed of terrier can equal 

 them. 



"The coat should be i^in. long, thick, dense, 

 lying close, and very hard, with plenty of soft under- 

 coat ; tail straight, carried well up, well covered 

 with hair, but not bushy. The ears should be as 

 small and as sharp pointed as possible, well carried 

 forward, and giving the dog a " varmint " appear- 

 ance. The skull should not be too narrow, being in 

 proportion to the terribly powerful jaw, but must be 

 narrow between the ears, these being carried well 

 up. If carried sluggishly they spoil the appearance 

 of the dog's head. The eyes should be small and 

 deep-set, muzzle long and tapering, and, as already 



