172 THE SEALYHAM TERKIER 



is a common thing to find some nondescript animal 

 excused for the imperfections he bears on the plea 

 that he is a working dog, although he may be deficient 

 in all the attributes that go to qualify him for such 

 a proud appellation. The crooked-legged, wide- 

 footed animal is certainly not as well qualified to 

 withstand an arduous day's work as one that is 

 properly equipped in these important respects. There 

 is a happy medium between exaggerated points and 

 absolute faults, and it is this, I imagine, that the 

 Sealyham Terrier people are hoping to obtain. 

 Thanks to the efforts of Mr. F. W. Lewis, the Sealy- 

 ham Terrier Club assigns certificates of merit to 

 terriers which have proved themselves to be staunch 

 at badgers in their own earths. This, too, is the 

 object which the Working Terrier Association has 

 in mind, their certificates being granted by Masters 

 of Hounds to dogs of assured worth. 



It would be interesting to know just how Captain 

 Edwardes first produced his terriers, the crooked 

 legs and short bodies frequently seen rather bearing 

 out the belief that at some time or other he used 

 a Dandie Dinmont. It seems more certain that he 

 introduced a Bull Terrier cross. 



The points adopted by, the recently formed Sealy- 

 ham Terrier Club are : 



HEAD. The skull slightly domed, and wide 

 between the ears. 



JAW. Powerful and long, more punishing and 

 square than that of the Fox Terrier. 



NOSE. Black. 



TEETH. Level and square, strong, and canines 

 fitting well into each other, and long for size of 

 dog. 



