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are certainly not far behind, even if they are not before, 

 them. Of course, hundreds, in fact the great majority 

 of the Fox Terriers in the country, have never seen a 

 Fox, and probably never will, in the course of their 

 natural life, and (as I said of many of the Dachshunds 

 we see about, and the " Badgers," so I say of very 

 many of the Fox Terriers to be met with everywhere) 

 so much the better for them, as a Fox, in his earth, 

 which is where a Terrier is wanted to deal with him, 

 is not a " milk and water " animal to tackle* as a rule, 

 and it requires strength, perseverance, pluck and ability 

 on the part of his assailants. I think the following 

 description of the necessary points required, as ex- 

 pressed by my friend Mr. Francis Redmond, well 

 known to many of my readers as a very successful 

 breeder, exhibitor, and judge of the breed, will fitly 

 conclude my brief notice: — " The points of great- 

 est importance in the Fox Terrier are: Head, ears, 

 legs and feet, neck, and shoulders, back, loin and hind- 

 quarters, smartness, activity, size, and ' Terrier charac- 

 ter.' Head. The skull should be flat and moderately 

 narrow, broader between the ears and gradually taper- 

 ing to the eyes, free from wrinkle. But little slope, or 

 indentation, should be visible, except in profile. The 

 jaw should be clean cut, rather long, powerful and 

 muscular, with little or any fullness or bulging out at 

 the cheeks. There is a very slight falling away below 

 the eyes, but this must be very gradual, and not to 

 such an extent as to give a snipey, or wedgy, appear- 

 ance. The lips should be fairly tight, without any 

 superfluous skin. The nose must be quite black. 



