1 6 THE SCOTTISH TERRIER. 



sluggishly, they spoil the appearance of the dog's head. The eyes 

 should be small and deep-set ; muzzle long and tapering, and, as already 

 stated, very powerful ; teeth extra large for size of dog, and level." 



" The Scottish terrier can be steel or iron gray, brindle or grizzled, 

 black or sandy and wheaten. The black-brindle seems to be the most 

 fashionable ; but the dark brindles are not seen as clearly in the dark as 

 are lighter colors. White markings are most objectionable ; but still, 

 some of the best working dogs of this breed have been marked with 

 white. Dogs should be of seventeen pounds to eighteen pounds, and 

 bitches of fifteen pounds to sixteen pounds in weight. There has been 

 a great cry, of late, in regard to straightening the legs of these terriers. 



Mr. Thomson Gray says, in regard to this : 



" While I am in favor of having the legs as straight as possible, I 

 would not sacrifice bone and muscle to get this point, or make it a sine 

 qua lion in judging, as most, if not all, of the best terriers of this l^reed 

 are a little bent, and any really straight-legged specimens I have seen 

 have been deficient in bone, inclined to be leggy and shelly in build. 

 Now, it must be kept in mind that the Scottish terrier is, first of all, a 

 compact, firmly-built terrier, showing extraordinary strength for his size; 

 and to lose these attributes is to lose the strongest points in the breed. 

 Straight legs may be made a fad as much as any other point, and 

 fanciers are apt to run on one point to the detriment of the rest, thus 

 spoiling the even balance of the whole dog." 



H. J. Ludlow, one of the oldest admirers of this breed, 

 and also, we might say, champion in regard to straight 

 fore-legs, gives this description of the Scottish terrier, in 

 the catalogue of the dog show held in Toronto, Canada, 

 September, 1893 : 



"Head long, with very powerful jaw; eyes small, keen, and dark 

 in color; ears prick, set close together, and carried well up; neck short 

 and muscular. Body fairly short, well-ribbed back, with plenty of bone; 



