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respond to his training. He should have a strong 

 square jaw, with good big level teeth, black nose, 

 small drop ears, and dark eyes. These last should 

 not be too prominent, but should have plenty of 

 fire, and have a keen intelligent look. A deep 

 chest, not too narrow, with a neck of fair length, 

 nice sloping shoulders, and strong quarters, with 

 plenty of propelling power, are desirable points. 

 Then, too, he should be well ribbed up, and his 

 stern should be carried up, though not too high ; 

 his legs must be short and straight, with plenty 

 of bone, and the feet compact, with a good hard 

 pad, of which, however, there should not be too 

 much. His toes must be not only of fair length, 

 but armed with strong nails, as these are of the 

 greatest assistance to him in digging. When in 

 working condition, too, the dog should have plenty 

 of hard, well-defined muscle. 



A leggy dog is of little or no use for under- 

 ground work, as, though he may manage to crawl 

 into the earth or drain, he will speedily become 

 so cramped that he can do nothing, and I have 

 seen more than one terrier dug out quite unable 

 to stand. I like a terrier to be straight in the 

 back, a dip in the shoulders being, to my eyes, a 

 serious blemish. In coat the smooth dog cannot 

 be too thick and dense, the slightest appearance 

 of softness being against him, and both smooth 

 and rough should have a good undergrowth, the 

 outer growth of the latter being crisp and hard. 

 Without the undergrowth the terrier will soon 



