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under the body, as the Scottish terrier should not be out at elbows. The 

 hocks should be bent and the thighs very muscular; the feet strong and 

 thickly covered with short hair, the fore feet being larger than the hind ones, 

 and well let down on the ground. 



The tail. — ^Which is never cut, should be about seven inches long, 

 carried with a slight bend and often gaily. 



The coat. — Should be rather short, about two inches, immensely hard 

 and wiry in texture and very dense all over the body. 



Size. — ^About sixteen to eighteen pounds for a bitch and eighteen to 

 twenty pounds for a dog. 



Colours. — Steel or iron grey, brindled or grizzled, black, sandy and 

 wheaten. White markings are objectionable and can only be allowed on 

 the chest, and that to a small extent. 



General appearance. — ^The face should wear a very sharp, bright, 

 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 legs than he 

 really is, but at the same me he should look compact and possessed of 

 great muscle in the hindquarters. In fact, a Scottish terrier, though 

 essentially a terrier, cannot be too powerfully put together. He should 

 be from nine inches to twelve inches in height. 



Faults. — Muzzle either under or over hung; eyes large or light coloured; 

 ears large, round at the points, or drop; it is also a fault if they are too 

 heavily covered with hair. Coat: Any silkiness, wave or tendencies to 

 curl are a serious blemish, as is also an open coat. Size: Any specimens 

 over twenty pounds should not be encouraged. 



It should be the spirit and purpose of the judge in deciding the relative 

 merits of two or more dogs to consider the approximation of nature to the 

 standard rather than the effect of artificiality. 



Scale of Points 



Skull 5 Legs and feet 10 



Muzzle 5 Tail 2^ 



Eyes 5 Coat 15 



Ears 10 Size 10 



Neck 5 Colour 2^ 



Chest 5 General appearance 10 



Body 15 



Total 100 



