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who owns a very fine kennel, says : " There are in 

 reality not many dogs in Welsh Terriers that have 

 not got some serious fault, such as coarseness all 

 through, bad feet, bad shoulders and front, or a 

 tendency to sire undershot puppies. Leave all such 

 alone, is my humble advice, and look for the quality 

 dog with a small eye and good front legs and feet ; 

 coats one need not trouble much about, as a good 

 coat seems to be fairly general throughout the breed. 

 . . . There is a great opening in Welsh Terriers 

 for any one who is lucky enough to breed a good 

 dog:"; he would soon have him in the open class, 

 for there is nothing much to beat below it. In 

 bitches, However, he would meet probably with 

 opposition throughout." This was written in 1901, 

 since which time the breed has shown a consider- 

 able forward movement, and exhibits have Keen of 

 a distinctly higher quality. 



Quite a short time ago a number of different types 

 were observable, but the old short heads and snipy 

 muzzles have largely disappeared, although even now 

 the critical would say that there is room for still 

 further improvement in this respect. Legs and feet 

 are much better than when Mr. Glynn wrote, but 

 one occasionally still sees somewhat heavier ears 

 than are desirable on a terrier. Rather over-sized 

 specimens are also to be met with. As far as the 

 head is concerned, the Wire-haired Fox Terrier is 

 looked upon as a good standard at which to aim, 

 and at one time some of the breeders crossed this 

 dog with the Welshman. This was objected to by 

 the purists, although one can scarcely follow them. 

 The Fox Terrier strain should be eliminated in a few 

 generations, and what remained would be practically 



