THE BLACK AND TAN TERRIER 297 



COLOUR. Jet black and rich mahogany tan, dis- 

 tributed over the body as follows : On the head 

 the muzzle is tanned to the nose, which, with the 

 nasal bone, is jet black ; there is also a bright spot 

 on each cheek and above each eye, the under jaw and 

 throat .re tanned, and the hair inside the ear is 

 of the same colour ; the forelegs tanned up to the 

 knees with black lines (pencil marks) up each toe, 

 and a black mark (thumb mark) above the foot ; 

 inside the hindlegs tanned, but divided with black at 

 the hock joint ; and under the tail also tanned ; and 

 so is the vent, but only sufficiently to be easily 

 covered by the tail ; also slightly tanned on each 

 side of chest. Tan outside of hindlegs commonly 

 called breeching is a serious defect. In all cases 

 the black should not run into the tan, or vice versa, 

 but the division between the two colours should be 

 well defined. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE. A terrier calculated to 

 take his own part in the rat pit, and not of the 

 Whippet type. 



WEIGHT. For toys, not exceeding 7 Ib. ; for 

 the large breed, from 16 Ib. to 20 Ib. is most 

 desirable. 



