122 The Fox Terrier. 



showing little or no appearance of an ankle in front. They 

 should be strong in bone throughout, short and straight to 

 pastern. Both fore and hind legs should be carried straight 

 forward in travelling, the stifles not turned outwards. The 

 elbows should hang perpendicular to the body, working free 

 of the side. 



FEET. — Should be round, compact, and not large. The 

 soles hard and tough. The toes moderately arched, and 

 turned neither in nor out. 



8. COAT. — Should be straight, flat, smooth, hard, dense, 

 and abundant. The belly and under side of the thighs 

 should not be bare. 



COLOUR. — White should predominate ; brindle, red, or 

 liver markings are objectionable. Otherwise this point 

 is of little or no importance. 



7. Symmetry, Size, and Character. — The dog must 

 present a general gay, lively, and active appearance ; bone 

 and strength in a small compass are essentials, but this 

 must not be taken to mean that a fox terrier should be 

 cloggy, or in any way coarse — speed and endurance must 

 be looked to as well as power, and the symmetry of the 

 foxhound taken as a model. The terrier, like the hound,, 

 must on no account be leggy, nor must he be too short in 

 the leg. He should stand like a cleverly made hunter,, 

 covering a lot of ground, yet with a short back, as before 

 stated. He will then attain the highest degree of propelling 

 power, together with the greatest length of stride that is 

 compatible with the length of the body. Weight is not a 

 certain criterion of a terrier's fitness for his work — general 

 shape, size, and contour are the main points ; and if a dog 

 can gallop and stay, and follow his fox up a drain, it matters 

 little what his weight is to a pound or so. Though,. 



