68 Useful Companions of Man.. 



grapple with his foe or to dig him. The loins must be 

 strong and the back ribs deep. In conformation, his body 

 must be neither high nor wide, but well knit together, 

 mitltum in paruo. Chest, lo; shoulders, lo; loin, lo. 



The fore-legs should be straight as arrows; the feet 

 strong, the toes moderately arched and well split, and the 



English Terrier. 



form of the foot should be round and fox-like. The tliighs 

 should be large and muscular, the liocks in a straight line, 

 and the hind legs should be moderately straight also. 

 Value of legs and feet, lo. 



The tail must be very fine, with a low carriage, but not 

 bare ; and when a dog is excited it is carried gaily ; 5. ^ 



The best colour is white, when used for ratting, as it is 

 more easily distinguishable than any other, and there i? 



