268 Modern Dogs. 



I need scarcely say that the teeth must be large, 

 powerful, and white, and being undershot even in the 

 slightest degree should ensure disqualification. An 

 overshot or pig-jawed mouth ought to be a severe 

 handicap, and if very pronounced, likewise dis- 

 qualification. An uneven mouth in any terrier I con- 

 sider a terrible fault, one so serious that all puppies 

 which have their teeth uneven in the slightest 

 degree would, if in my possession, be destroyed. 

 Usually one can tell as soon as the puppy is born 

 how its " mouth " will be, but in some cases it is as 

 well to keep the youngster until it has got its adult 

 teeth before discarding him, as, if the unevenness is 

 not great in the first set of teeth, it may altogether 

 disappear with the second growth. 



