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Chest. — Wider than in most terriers. 



Coat. — Yery difficult to secure correct in this breed. 

 It is termed piley or penciled — i. e., a mixture of hard and 

 soft hair, giving a crisp feel to the hand ; the hard hair 

 should be wiry, the hair on under part of body being 

 softer, also lighter in color. 



Color. — "Pepper" or "mustard" — i. e., of various 

 shades suggested by these colors but impossible of descrip- 

 tion in words. 



Size and Weight. — Height at shoulder, eight to eleven 

 inches; length not more than twice the height. Best 

 weight, eighteen pounds. 



The Bedlington Terrier. — Another peculiar-looking ter- 

 rier, standing rather high on the leg, and with somewhat 

 hound-like ears and a top-knot. He is a hardy, game, 

 useful dog (p. 160). 



Sktill. — l!^arrow, deep, and rounded, high at occiput, 

 and covered with a top-knot of silky hair. 



Ears. — Kather large, filbert-shaped, well forward, lying 

 close to cheek. 



Eyes. — Small and well sunk. 



Feet. — Rather long and large. 



Tail. — Of characteristic shape and carriage. 



Chest, etc. — Chest not wide, but deep and flat-ribbed — 

 well " ribbed up " (deep back ribs) ; back rising into an 

 arched loin ; quarters rather light". 



Coat. — Hard, with close bottom, and not lying flat to 

 sides ("linty"). 



Color. — Dark blue, blue and tan, liver, liver and tan, 

 sandy, sandy and tan. 



Size. — Height, fifteen to sixteen inches ; weight, eight- 

 een to twenty-four pounds. 



