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dog was bred by Mr. A. Barclay in 1876. The former is a very grand-bodied dog, 

 and his head is good, though his ears are on the big side. Eoger Rough, on the 

 contrary, excels in head properties ; but both are very typical specimens of the 

 breed. Foxie has won first prizes at Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Montrose, and Kilmar- 

 nock; whilst his old opponent Eoger Eough has been successful at the Crystal 

 Palace (twice), Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Ayr, &c., though he was passed over at the 

 Alexandra Palace of December, 1881, for a supposed, but purely imaginary, want of 

 terrier character. 



Amongst other good dogs Messrs. Blomfield and Ludlow's Bon Accord and 

 Splinter II. may be favourably noticed; but it must be remembered that many 

 excellent specimens are seldom exhibited, or only appear at Highland shows, where 

 their merits are hidden from the public gaze. 



The following is the scale of points which has been submitted to the chief 

 breeders of this terrier, and approved of by them in the document appended to this 

 article. 



POINTS OF THE HARD-HAIRED SCOTCH TERRIER. 



Value. 



Skull 5 



Muzzle 5 



Eyes 5 



Ears... . 10 



Yalue. 



Neck 5 



Chest 5 



Body 10 



Legs and feet 10 



Value. 



Coat 20 



Size 10 



Colour 2i 



General appearance ... 10 



Tail 2J 



25 



Grand Total 100. 



Skull (value 5) proportionately long, slightly domed, and covered with short 

 hard hair about fin. long,-or less. It should not be quite flat, as there should be a 

 sort of stop, or drop, between the eyes. 



Muzzle (value 5) very powerful, and gradually tapering towards the nose, which 

 should always be black and of a good size. The jaws should be perfectly level and 

 the teeth square, though the nose projects somewhat over the mouth, which gives 

 the impression of the upper jaw being longer than the under one. 



Eyes (value 5) set wide apart, of a dark brown or hazel colour ; small, piercing, 

 very bright, and rather sunken. 



Ears (value 10) very small, prick or half -prick (the former is preferable), but 

 never drop. They should also be sharp-pointed, and the hair on them should not be 

 long, but velvety, and they should not be cut. The ears should be free .from any 

 fringe at the top. 



Neck (value 5) short, thick and muscular ; strongly set on sloping shoulders. 



Chest (value 5) broad in comparison to the size of the dog, and proportionately 

 deep, 



Body (value 10) of moderate length, not so long as a Skye's, and rather 

 flat-sided ; but well ribbed up, and exceedingly strong in hind quarters. 



Legs and Feet (value 10), both fore and hind legs, should be short, and very 

 heavy in bone, the former being straight, or slightly bent, and well set on under the 



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