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line. The best descendants of Alister were 

 Kildee, Tiree, Whinstone, Prince Alexander, 

 and Heather Prince. He was apparently 

 too much inbred to, and though undoubtedly 

 he produced or was responsible for several 

 beautiful terriers, it is much to be doubted 

 whether in a breed which is unquestionably 

 nowadays suffering from the ill-effects of too 

 much inbreeding, he was not, unwittingly, 

 of course, one of the greatest sinners. 



The Scottish Terrier Club was formed 

 in the year 1882, it at first having joint 

 secretaries, treasurers, and committees for 

 England and Scotland, but afterwards, on 

 the score of convenience, these sections 

 were split up into different clubs, one for 

 each country. Both exist at the present 

 day, and both have worked well — though, 

 occasionally, rather of the " fit and start " 

 order — for the good of the breed. It is 

 perhaps right to add that, although at times 

 there has been a little jealousy between 

 them, they are now working together most 

 harmoniously and were never stronger or 

 better managed than they are at the present 

 time. Mr. H. J. Ludlow was for many 

 years a popular Hon. Secretary of the 

 English Club, a post which on his resigna- 

 tion was taken up by Mr. W. L. McCandlish, 

 than whom no better gentleman for any 

 such office ever lived. Mr. J. N. Reynard 

 — a household name in Scottish Terriers — 

 is the Hon. Secretary of the Scottish Club, 

 which is equally well managed by him. 

 Such is the popularity of the breed that 

 several other clubs have been started, and 

 one well worthy of mention, on account 

 of the great success which has attended its 

 efforts, is the South of England Scottish 

 Terrier Club, a powerful and popular or- 

 ganisation which has done much further 

 to impress the inhabitants in and around 

 the Metropolis of the absolute necessity of 

 owning a Scottish Terrier. 



In the same year a joint committee drew 

 up a standard of perfection for the breed, 

 Messrs. J. B. Morison and Thomson Gray, 

 two gentlemen who were looked upon as 

 great authorities, having a good deal to do 

 with it. 



This standard is still the same as far as 



the English Club is concerned, though the 

 Scottish Club has, it is believed, altered it 

 in some not very important particulars. 



STANDARD OF POINTS OF THE 

 SCOTTISH TERRIER. 



1. Skull. — Proportionately long, slightly domed 

 and covered with short hard hair about I- inch 

 long or less. It should not be quite flat, as there 

 should be a sort of stop or drop between the eyes. 



2. Muzzle. — Very powerful, and gradually taper- 

 ing towards the nose, which should always be 

 black and of a good size. The jaws should be 

 perfectly level, and the te?th square, though the 

 nose projects somewhat over the mouth, which 

 gives the impression of the upper jaw being longer 

 than the under one. 



3. Eyes. — A dark-brown or hazel colour ; small, 

 piercing, very bright and rather sunken. 



4. Ears. — Very small, prick or half prick (the 

 former is preferable), but never drop. They 

 should also be sharp pointed, and the hair on them 

 should not be long, but velvety, and they should 

 not be cut. The ears should be free from any 

 fringe at the top. 



5. Neck. — Short, thick and muscular ; strongly 

 set on sloping shoulders. 



6. Chest. — Broad in comparison to the size of 

 the dog, and proportionately deep. 



7. Body. — Of moderate length, but not so long 

 as a Skye's, and rather flat-sided ; well ribbed up, 

 and exceedingly strong in hindquarters. 



8. Legs and Feet. — Both fore- and hind-legs 

 should be short antl very heavy in bone, the former 

 being straight and well set on under the body, as 

 the Scottish Terrier should not be out at elbows. 

 The hocks should be bent, and the thiglis \ery 

 muscular, and the feet strong, small and thickly 

 covered with short hair, the fore feet being larger 

 than the hind ones. 



9. Tail. — Should be about - inches long, never 

 docked, carried with a slight bend and often gaily. 



10. Coat. — Should be rather short (about 2 

 inches), intensely hard and wiry in texture, and 

 very dense all over the body. 



11. Size. — From 15 lb. to 20 lb. ; the best weight 

 being as near as possible 18 lb. for do.gs, and 16 lb- 

 for bitches when in condition for work. 



12. Colour. — Steel or iron grey, black brindle, 

 brown brindle, grey brindle, black, sandy and 

 wheaten. White markings are objectionable, and 

 can only be allowed on the chest and to a small 

 extent. 



13. General Appearance. — The face should \\ear 

 a very sharp, bright and active expression, and the 

 head should be carried up. The dog (owing to 

 the shortness of his coat) should appear to be higher 

 on the leg than he really is ; but at the same time 

 he should look compact and possessed of great 



