464 The Dog Book 



as follows : On the head the muzzle is tanned to the nose, which, with the 

 nasal bone (sic), is jet black; there is also a bright spot on each cheek and 

 above each eye; the under jaw and throat are tanned, and the hair on the 

 inside of the ear is of the same colour; the forelegs are tanned up to the knee, 

 with black lines (pencil-marks) up each toe, and a black mark (thumb- 

 mark) above the foot; inside the hind legs are tanned, but divided with 

 black at the hock joints; under the tail is also tanned, and so is the vent, 

 but only sufficiently to be easily covered by the tail; also tanned on each 

 side of the chest [this should be brisket. ED.]. Tan outside of hind legs, 

 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 part in the rat 

 pit, and not of the whippet type. 



Weight. From sixteen to twenty pounds is most desirable. 



