226 THE DOGS OF THE BRITISH ISLANDS. 



POINTS OF BLACK AND TAN TERRIEK. 



Value. 



Head 5 



Jaws and teeth 5 



Eyes 5 



Ears 5 



20 



Yalue. 

 Neck and shoulders ... 10 



Chest 10 



Loin 10 



and feet 10 



So 



Grand Total 100. 



Value. 



Coat 5 



Colour 25 



Tail 5 



Symmetry 5 



So 



1. The head (value 5) must be long and narrow, clean cut, tight skinned, with 

 no bulging out at the cheeks ; the skull flat and narrow. 



2. The jaws and teeth (value 5). The muzzle should be long, lean, and 

 tapering, with the teeth level, or the incisors of the upper jaw just closing over 

 the under ones. The nose must be quite black. 



3. The eyes (value 5) are black, bright, and small, neither sunk in the skull 

 nor protruding. 



4. The ears (value 5) are, for exhibition purposes, invariably cut, and much 

 importance is attached to the result of this operation. It is required that the 

 ears correspond exactly in shape and position with each other. They must be 

 tapered to a point, stand quite erect, or slightly lean towards each other at the 

 tip. This is a practice I strongly deprecate, and never miss an opportunity of 

 protesting against it ; and I believe there is a general feeling arising against it ; and 

 among others who strongly condemn it is the best judge of the breed living, 

 Mr. S. Handley. The supporters of the practice cannot offer a single valid 

 argument in its favour, whilst there are many strong reasons against it. It is 

 sheer nonsense to say the dogs look better cropped. It is not many years since 

 people thought pugs looked better with their ears shorn off by the roots, but 

 nobody thinks so now; and the practice as regards terriers could be effectually 

 stopped by a resolution of the Kennel Club to the effect that no dog with cut 

 ears would be eligible to compete at any of their shows after 1879. There is this 

 practical evil too in cropping, that it places the dog with naturally defective ears 

 on an equality in competition with the dog born with perfect ears if they have 

 been equally skilfully manipulated. The natural ear is of three kinds the button 

 or drop ear, like the fox terrier ; the rose ear, that is half folded back, so that 

 the interior of the ear can be partially seen ; and the prick or tulip ear. But I 

 have never seen the last-named kind, except in coarse specimens. The leather of 

 the ear is thin, and generally finest in the best bred dogs. 



5. Neck and shoulders (value 10). The neck must be light and airy, well 

 proportioned to the head, and gradually swelling towards the shoulders ; there 

 should be no loose skin or throatiness. The shoulders are not so muscular as 

 in some breeds ; but nicely sloping. 



6. The chest (value 10) must be deep, but not wide ; the latter would indicate a 

 bull cross, which would also be shown in the head and other points. The body is 

 short, the ribs rather deep than round, the back ones pretty well let down. 



