182 The Fox Terrier. 



W. Thurnall, Mr. A. Mutter, Mr. W. Beeby, Mr. C. Murray., 

 Mr. G. Raper, and others. 



I think this chapter contains abundant proof of the 

 comparative modern manufacture of the wire-haired fox 

 terrier as he is to be seen now. With the few exceptions 

 named, even the purest bred specimens contain a large 

 proportion of the smooth-coated strains, and as an example 

 may be adduced Brittle, already named, who on the side 

 of his dam Vamp is closely allied to the well-known 

 smooth champion Result; for Racket II. (brother to 

 Roysterer), the sire of Vamp, Brittle's dam, w r as by 

 Brockenhurst Rally Jess. 



Whether the general cross between smooth and wire- 

 haired fox terriers has had altogether the desired effect 

 of improvement is a matter of opinion ; for myself, I have 

 a leaning to the old dogs, pure and unadulterated, whose 

 coats were hard and crisp, required no pulling and 

 singeing, and whose ears were small and well carried, 

 without the interposition of artificial means. 



The Fox Terrier Club has adopted a standard for this 

 variety (as it has for the smooth-coated one), which is as 

 follows : 



" This variety of the breed should resemble the smooth 

 sort in every respect except the coat, which should be 

 broken. The harder and more wiry the texture of the 

 coat is, the better. On no account should the dog look or 

 feel woolly, and there should be no silky hair about the poll 

 or elsewhere. 



" The coat should not be too long, so as to give the dog 

 a shaggy appearance, but at the same time it should show 

 a marked and distinct difference all over from the smooth 

 species. 



