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remains to refer to another, which some years ago agitated fanciers. 
quite as much, viz., the propriety or otherwise of the bulldog 
cross. Here again the distinct objects for which this terrier is 
kept are lost sight of; for admitting that the bull-cross spoils the. 
fox-terrier gud fox, it does not interfere with his rabbiting or 
attending on his master as a companion. For bolting foxes it 
often incapacitates the terrier, because it makes him savagely lay 
hold of the fox and keep hold, thereby not only interfering with 
his own proper vocation, but preventing the fox from bolting if he 
has an opportunity. All huntsmen are agreed on this question, 
and dislike any cross of the bulldog beyond a very remote one; so 
that as long as the fox-terrier is judged as a dog intended to go 
to ground after fox, so long must the bull-cross be condemned, if 
it is so near as to show itself in the decided form of a short full 
jaw and underhung teeth. But as every one who has possessed a 
bull-terrier admits his companionable qualities and his excellent 
hunting powers, so it must be admitted that the fox-terrier in- 
tended as a companion is none the worse for a cross of the bull. 
From the strict M.F.H. point of view the following are the 
points of the fox-terrier :— 
VALUE VALUE 
Head, jaws, and ears, . 15 Feet, . Io 
Neck, . 5 Stern, a5 
Shoulders and chest, 15 Coat, . 5 
Back and loin, . 15 Colour, 5 
Fore and hind quarters, 5 | Symmetry and size, 10 
‘Legs, ‘ , . Io | pes 
| Total, . . 100 
The head should be flat and narrow rather than wide, but not 
so narrow as to indicate weakness. It should taper from the ears 
to the nose, with a slight hollow in front of the brows, but no 
very marked stop. The jaws should be rather. long and tapering, 
the, bone strong and the muscle closing them prominent at the 
cheek, but not swelling out as in the bulldog, a cross of which 
breéd is to be deprecated. The cheek-bones should be clearly eut 
with a very slight hollow. - Teeth level and strong. An under- 
hung mouth indicates the bull- -cross, and is to be penalised.. End 
ofthe nose black ;, a cherry nose is very objectionable, and a. white 
