THE TERRIER. 



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young men, and of late years the classes of fox-terriers at our dog 

 shows have been the most numerous and generally interesting. 



The points are as follows : Head flat, and narrow between the 

 eyes, but wider between the ears, these are set rather back but lie 

 close to the cheek, and are small and thin ; jaw strong, mouth 

 level, and teeth strong ; eyes small and keen ; nose black ; shoul- 

 ders straight, not too wide ; chest full and round, but not deep ; 

 neck light and coming beautifully out of the shoulder ; back pow- 



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Fig. 14. FOX TERRIER, BITTERS. 



erful, and thighs well bent and strong ; legs and feet straight and 

 strong ; color white, with black, or black and tan, or tan markings 

 about the head ; coat fine, but hard and not silky ; weight not ex- 

 ceeding 16 Ibs. 



At the present time the most noted show fox terriers are Mr. 

 Burbidge's Bitters, Nimrod, Royal, Nettle, and Dorcas, Mr. Ab- 

 bott's Moslem, Mr. Hyde's Buffett, Mr. Murchison's Forceps, Olive, 

 Ttfatty, and Whisky, Mr. Gibson's Boxer and Joe, Mr. Fletcher's 



