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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



foundation of his large kennel the Fox- 

 terrier has enjoyed. 'Sir. Murchison's chief 

 opponents in the early 'seventies were 

 Mr. Gibson, of Brockenhurst, with his dogs 

 Tyke and Old Foiler ; ]\Ir. Luke Turner, 

 of Leicester, with his Bel voir strain, wliich 

 later gave us Ch. Brockenhurst Joe, Ch. 



MR. ROBERT VICARYS VENIO. 



Olive and her son, Ch. Spice ; Mr. Theo- 

 dore Bassett, Mr. Allison, and, a year or so 

 later, Mr. Frederick Burbidge, the Messrs. 

 Clarke, ]\Ir. Tinne, I\Ir. Francis Redmond, 

 and Mr. ^'icary. About this time a tre- 

 mendous impetus was given to the breed 

 by the formation, in 1876, of the Fo.x- 

 terrier Club, which owed its inception to 

 Mr. Harding Cox and a party of enthu- 

 siasts seated round his dinner table at 36, 

 Russell Square, among whom were Messrs. 

 Bassett, Burbidge, Doyle, Allison, and 

 Redmond, the last two named being still 

 members of the club. The idea was very 

 warmly welcomed, a committee formed, 

 and a scale of points drawn up which, 

 with but one alteration, is in vogue to-day. 

 Every prominent exhibitor or breeder then, 

 and with few exceptions since, has been a 

 member, and the club, now under the able 

 guidance of the Hon. Sec, Mr. J. C. Tinne, 

 who has held the post uninterruptedly since 

 1881, is by far the strongest of all specialist 

 clubs. 



It will be well to give here the said 

 standard of points, with the relative value 

 attaching to them. 



I. Head and Ears. — The Skull should be flat and 

 moderatclv narrow, and gradually decreasing in 

 width to the eyes. Not much " stop " should be 

 apparent, but there should be more dip in the 

 profile between the forehead and top jaw than 

 IS seen in the case of a Greyhound. 



The Cheeks must not be full. 



The Ears should be V-shaped and small, of 

 moderate thickness, and dropping forward close 

 to the cheek, not hanging by the side of the head 

 like a Fox-hound's. 



The Jaw, upper and under, should be strong and 

 muscular ; should be of fair punishing strength, 

 but not so in any way to resemble the Grey- 

 hound or modern English Terrier. There should 

 not be much falling away below the eyes. This 

 part of the head should, however, be moderately 

 chiselled out, so as not to go down in a straight 

 line like a wedge. 



The Nose, towards which the muzzle must 

 gradually taper, should be black. 



The Eyes should be dark in colour, small, and 

 rather deep set, full of fire, life, and intelligence ; 

 as nearly as possible circular in shape. 



The Teeth should be as nearly as possible level. 

 i.e., the upper teeth on the outside of the lower 

 teeth. 



2. Neck. — Should be clean and muscular, with- 

 out throatiness, of fair length, and gradually 

 widening to the shoulders. 



3. Shoulders and Chest. The Shoulders should 

 be long and sloping, well laid back, fine at the 

 points, and clearly cut at the withers. The Chest 

 deep and not broad. 



ROBERT VICARYS VESUVIENNE. 



4. Back and Loin.— The Back should be short, 

 straight, and strong, with no appearance of 

 slackness. 



The Loin should be powerful and very slightly 

 arched. The fore-ribs should be moderately 

 arched, the back-ribs deep ; and the dog should 

 be well ribbed up. 



