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"The Neck is short, thick, and very muscular, well set between the shoulders, and showing 

 great power. 



" The Chest and Body. The body gives an impression of great strength, being a com- 

 bination of little else than bone and muscle. The chest is broad and deep ; the ribs flat 

 a wonderful provision of nature, indispensable to a dog often compelled to force its way 

 into burrows and dens on its side ; the back broad ; the loins broad and very strong ; 

 this is a feature calling for special attention, as a dog in any degree weak in the hind 

 quarters lacks one of the main points in this breed, and should on no account be used as a 

 stud dog. The body is covered with a dense, hard, wet-resisting coat about two inches long. 



" The Legs. Fore legs are short and straight, with immense bone for a dog of this 

 size ; elbows in same plane as shoulder-joints and not outside, the forearm being particularly 

 muscular ; the hind legs are also strong, the thighs being well developed and thick, the 

 hocks well bent and never straight. The feet are small and firmly padded to resist the 

 stony, broken ground, with strong nails generally black. Although free from feathering, 

 the legs and feet are well covered with hair to the very toes. 



" The Tail should not exceed 7 or 8 inches ; it is covered with the same quality and 

 length of hair as the body, is carried with a slight bend, and should not be docked. 



" The Colour is various shades of grey, or grizzle and brindle, the most desirable colour 

 being red brindle with black muzzle and ear-tips." 



From the above it appears that the Scotch Terrier, like his Irish relative, may be reckoned 

 "dead game;" his temperament, however, is more vivacious than the somewhat stolid Irishman. 

 Mr. Morrison has so thoroughly described the variety that we consider further remarks on the 

 points unnecessary, and therefore adopt the above as a true description of the breed, merely 

 giving a table by which the variety can be judged. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR JUDGING SCOTCH TERRIERS. 



Skull, shape, &c. 



Muzzle and teeth 



Eyes and ears 



Neck ... 



Body ... 



Feet and legs 



Coat 



General appearance, temper 



5 

 10 



5 

 5 

 5 



5 

 10 



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 S 



