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THE DOGS OF THE BEITISH ISLANDS. 



popularity the oldest established breeds, and to the man who values qualities above 

 looks, I would repeat that for a good-tempered and game dog, a rough-and-ready 

 tyke that will fight anything and fear nothing there is no better than the Irish 

 Terrier. 



IRISH TERRIER CLUB'S CODE OF POINTS. 



POSITIVE POINTS. Yalue. 



Head, jaw, teeth and eyes 15 



Ears 5 



Legs and feet 10 



Neck 5 



Shoulders and chest 10 



Back and loin 10 



Hind quarters and stern 10 



Coat 15 



Colour 10 



Size and symmetry 10 



Total 100 



NEGATIVE POINTS. Value. 



White nails, toes and feet minus 10 



Much white on chest 10 



Ears cropped 5 



Mouth undershot or cankered 10 



Coat shaggy, curly, or soft 10 



Uneven in colour . 5 



Total 50 



Disqualifying Points : Nose, cherry or red. Brindle colour. 



DESCEIPTIVE PARTICULARS. 



Head, Long ; skull flat, and rather narrow between ears, getting slightly 

 narrower towards the eye ; free from wrinkle ; stop hardly visible, except in profile. 

 The jaw must be strong and muscular, but not too full in the cheek, and of a good 

 punishing length, but not so fine as a white English terrier's. There should be a 

 slight falling away below the eye, so as not to have a greyhound appearance. Hair 

 on face of same description as on body, but short (about a quarter of an inch long), 

 in appearance almost smooth and straight ; a slight beard is the only longish hair 

 (and is only long in comparison with the rest) that is permissible, and that is 

 characteristic. 



Teeth. Should be strong and level. 



Lips. Not so tight as a bull-terrier's but well-fitting, showing through the 

 hair their black lining. 



Nose. Must be black. 



Ears. When uncut, small and V-shaped, of moderate thickness, set well up on 

 the head, and dropping forward closely to the cheek. The ears must be free of 

 fringe, and the hair thereon shorter and generally darker in colour than the body. 



Neck. Should be of a fair length, and gradually widening towards the 

 shoulders, well carried, and free of throatiness. There is generally a slight sort of 

 frill visible at each side of the neck, running nearly to the corner of the ear, which is 

 looked on as very characteristic. 



Shoulders and chest. Shoulders must be fine, long, and sloping well into the 

 back ; the chest deep and muscular, but neither full nor wide. 



Back and loin. Body moderately long; back should be strong and straight, 

 with no appearance of slackness behind the shoulders ; the loin broad and powerful 



