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apparent ; but there should be more dip in the profile, between the forehead and top 

 jaw, than is seen in the case of a greyhound. 



b. The ears should be V-shaped, and rather small ; of moderate thickness, and 

 dropping forward closely to the cheek, not hanging by the side of the head, like a 

 foxhound's. 



c. The jaw should be strong and muscular, but not too full in the cheek; 

 should be of fair punishing length, but not so as in any way to resemble the grey- 

 hound or modern English terrier. There should not be much falling away below 

 the eyes ; this part of the head should, however, be moderately chiselled out, so as 

 not to go down in a straight slope like a wedge. 



d. The nose, towards which the muzzle must slightly taper, should be black. 



e. The eyes should be dark rimmed, small, and rather deep set ; full of fire 

 and life. 



/. The teeth should be level and strong. 



2. The neck (value 5) should be clean and muscular, without throatiness, of fair 

 length, and gradually widening to the shoulders. * 



3. Shoulders and chest (value 15). The shoulders should be fine at the points, 

 long, and sloping. The chest deep and not too broad. 



4. Back and loin (value 10). The back should be straight and strong, with no 

 appearance of slackness behind the shoulders ; the loin broad and powerful (and 

 particularly so if the back is long), and very slightly arched. The dog should be 

 well ribbed up with deep back ribs, and should not be flat-sided. 



5. The hind quarters (value 5) should be strong and muscular, quite free from 

 droop or crouch; the thighs long and powerful; hocks near the ground, the dog 

 standing well up on them, like a foxhound, without much bend in the stifles. 



6. The stern (value 5) should be set on rather high, and carried gaily; but 

 not over the back, or curled. It should be of good strength, anything approaching 

 a pipe-stopper tail being especially objectionable. 



7. The legs (value 10), viewed in any direction, must be straight, showing little 

 or no diminution in the size of the ankles when viewed in front. They should be of 

 strong bone throughout, the elbows working freely just clear of the sides. Both 

 fore and hind legs should be carried straight forward in travelling, the stifles not 

 turning outwards. 



8. The feet (value 10) should be round, compact, and not too large, the toes 

 moderately arched, and turned neither in nor out. There should be no dew claws 

 behind. 



9. The coat (value 5) should be smooth, but hard, dense, and abundant. 



10. In colour (value 5) white should predominate. Brindle or liver markings 

 are objectionable. Otherwise this point is of little or no importance. 



11. Symmetry, size, and character (value 15). The dog must present a generally 

 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 to some extent, and endurance, must be looked to as 

 well as power, and the symmetry of the foxhound taken as a model. The terrier 



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