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stated, very powerful ; teeth, extra large for size of 

 dog, and level. 



" In colour I prefer a dark grey brindle, or 

 warm red brindle. Lately very dark colours have 

 been preferred, but, I think, this is a mistake, as 

 they are not so readily seen in the dark, and with 

 advantage a little lighter shade might be introduced. 

 Still I would certainly prefer a very dark colour dog 

 to one too light in hue. I5lb. or i61b. bitches and 

 j ylb. to i81b. dogs are the weights I like best." 



Mr. Thomson Gray further says, in a letter recently 

 written: " While I am in favour of having the legs as 

 straight as possible, I would not sacrifice bone and 

 muscle to get this point, or make it a sine qua non 

 in judging, as most, if not all, of the best terriers of 

 this breed are a little bent, and any really straight- 

 legged specimens I have seen have been deficient 

 in bone, inclined to be leggy, and shelly in build. 

 Now it must be kept in mind that the Scottish 

 terrier is first of all a compact, firmly-built terrier, 

 showing extraordinary strength for his size, and to 

 lose these attributes is to lose the strongest points 

 in the breed. Straight legs may be made a fad 

 as much as any other point, and fanciers are apt 

 to run on one point to the detriment of the rest, 

 thus spoiling the even balance of the whole dog. 

 Keeping what I have said in view, I see nothing to 



