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POINTS. 



Head and ears ... ... ... ... 15 



Neck ' 5 



Shoulders and chest ... 15 



Back and loin 10 



Hind quarters ... ... ... ... 5 



Stem 5 



Legs and feet ... ... ... ... 20 



Coat 10 



Symmetry and character ... ... ... 15 



Total ... ... ... ... 100 



DISQUALIFYING POINTS. 

 i. Nose white, cherry, or spotted to a considerable extent 



with either of these colours. 

 2. Ears prick, tulip, or rose. 

 3. Mouth much undershot or much overshot." 



The above description is by no means satisfactory, especi- 

 ally so far as allowance for coat is concerned. The points 

 for an actually distinguishing characteristic are far too 

 few, a correct coat is worth 20 points, and an absolutely 

 soft one should be a disqualification. Personally, I would 

 far rather own a white terrier with a " spotted" or 

 "cherry-coloured" nose, and a hard close coat, than I 

 would one with a black nose and a soft coat. When 

 this list of points was first issued, no disqualification was 

 suggested in case the dog was " overshot " or " pig- 

 jawed," to which I drew attention at the time, and it is 

 pleasant to find that this suggestion of mine was adopted. 

 However, it is to be supposed that descriptions of dogs, 

 like the animals themselves, can never be perfect to all 

 alike, and one honest judge's opinion is pretty much as 

 good as another honest judge's if the public can only be 

 brought to believe so. 



