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well ribbed up, and exceeding strong in hind 

 quarters. 



" Legs and Feet (value 10). Both fore and hind 

 legs should be short, and very heavy in bone, the 

 former being straight or slightly bent, and well set 

 on under the body, as the Scottish terrier should 

 not be out at elbows. The hocks should be bent, 

 and the thighs very muscular ; and the feet sirong, 

 small, and thickly covered with short hair, the fore 

 feet being larger than the hind ones, and well let 

 down on the ground. 



" Tail (value 2^). Which is never cut, should be 

 about 7 inches long, carried with a slight bend, and 

 often gaily. 



" Coat (value 15). Should be rather short (about 

 2 inches), intensely hard and wiry in texture, and 

 very dense all over the body. 



"Size (value 10). About i61b. to i81b. for a bitch, 

 i81b. to 2olb. for a dog. 



" Colours (value 2-5-). Steel or iron-grey, brindle 

 or grizzled, black, sandy, and wheaten. White 

 markings are objectionable, and can only be allowed 

 on the chest, and that to a small extent. 



"General Appearance (value io).--The face 

 should bear a very sharp, bright, and active expres- 

 sion, and the head should be carried up. The dog 

 (owing to the shortness of his coat) should appear 



