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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). 



/Skull. Narrow, 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. Eather 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. 



