THE WHITE ENGLISH TERRIER. 



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Club, has also done much for the success 

 of the breed, and his Lady of the Lake, 

 Lady Superior, Hereward, and the Premier, 

 were famous in their generation. Among 

 more recent dogs Mr. R. Harrison's Ranjit- 

 sinhji takes a prominent place in the 

 esteem of those who still look to the crop 

 eared dog for style. 



The following is the description laid down 

 by the White English Terrier Club : 



1. Head. Narrow, long and level, almost flat 

 skull, without cheek muscles, wedge-shaped, well 

 filled up under the eyes, tapering to the nose, and 

 not lippy. 



2. Eyes. Small and black, set fairly close 

 together, and oblong in shape. 



3. Nose. Perfectly black. 



4. Ears. Cropped and standing perfectly erect. 



5. Neck and Shoulders. The neck should be 

 fairly long and tapering from the shoulders to the 



head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free 

 from throatiness, and slightly arched at the occiput. 



6. Chest. Narrow and deep. 



7. Body. Short and curving upwards at the 

 loins, sprung out behind the shoulders, back slightly 

 arched at loins, and falling again at the joining of 

 the tail to the same height as the shoulders. 



8. Legs. Perfectly straight and well under the 

 body, moderate in bone, and of proportionate 

 length. 



9. Feet. Feet nicely arched, with toes set well 

 together, and more inclined to be round than 

 harefooted. 



10. Tail. Moderate length, and set on where 

 the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the 

 body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher 

 than the back. 



11. Coat. Close, hard, short, and glossy. 



12. Colour. Pure white, coloured marking to 

 disqualify. 



13. Condition. Flesh and muscles to be hard 

 and firm. 



14. Weight. From 12 Ib. to 20 Ib. 



R. L. 



ENGLISH TERRIERS 1881. 



MRS. ALFRED BENJAMIN'S SILVIO. MR TOM B. SWINBURNE'S MINIATURE SERPOLETTE. 



SIR E. W. VERNER'S BLACK-AND-TAN SALFORD. 



