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slightly to the nose, which should be large and well 

 spread over the muzzle, and must be always black. 

 The jaws should be strong, with the teeth perfectly 

 level. The eyes should be rather wide apart. They 

 should be large, round, moderately full, but not 

 prominent ; expressive of great intelligence, and, in 

 colour, various shades of brown. 



" Ears. This is a most important point in this 

 breed. They should be as small as possible, set on 

 high, and carried perfectly erect. They should be 

 covered with long silky hair, which should hang in a 

 beautiful fringe down the sides of the head, joining 

 that on the jaws. (Well carried, finely fringed ears 

 is one of the greatest points of beauty in the breed, 

 as it is also one of the most difficult to obtain.) A 

 badly carried and poorly feathered ear is a serious 

 fault in a Clydesdale terrier. 



11 The neck should be rather long and very 

 muscular, well set into the shoulders, and covered 

 with the same class of hair as the body. 



" Body. The body should be very long, deep in 

 chest, and well ribbed up ; the back perfectly level, 

 not sloping from the loins to the shoulder, as in the 

 Dandie. 



" Coat. The coat should be very long, perfectly 

 straight, and free from any trace of curl or waviness ; 

 very glossy and silky in texture (not linty), and 



