THE FOX-TERRIER. 85 
or spotted one almost worse. The eyes should be small and by 
no means prominent. . Edges of the eyelids dark. ars small 
and V-shaped, set close to the cheeks with the points looking 
forward and downward, not hanging hound-like. Pricked, tulip, 
or rose ears, as being indications of the bull-cross, should never be 
allowed. 
The neck should be light yet muscular, with a pretty sweep in 
it upper lines. No throatiness is to be allowed. 
Shoulders and chest.—Whether the dog should be 14 lbs. or 18 
Ibs. in weight, there can be no question that his chest must not 
be much larger than that of the animal whose earth he is required 
to enter; and this really should be the limitation as to size rather 
than the weight. Thus a 20-lb. dog, if made with a chest girthing 
17 or 18 inches, can enter an earth which is beyond the power of 
another weighing only 16 lbs. but measuring 19 or 20 inches 
round, and especially if the chest of the former is round: while that 
of the latter is as keel-shaped as the greyhound’s. In a little dog 
of 15 or 16 lbs., I should, therefore, consider a moderately deep 
chest to be an advantage, giving room for the play of his lungs 
without that width which is detrimental to a free gallop. On the 
other hand, in a 20-lb. dog the chest must be round, or it is 
impossible for him to do his duty as a fox-terrier, and there must 
be no keel for the same reason. Of course, with the wide chest 
the shoulders cannot be very long and oblique, and this being 
the case, the dog of this formation may be excused for exhibiting 
them in a somewhat upright form. On the other hand, the little 
compact dog must be expected to possess them oblique and yet 
muscular, since he is required to dig, and if he is not so furnished 
he should suffer accordingly at the hands of the judge. 
Back and loin—The back of this dog is not required to be 
specially strong, but only sufficiently so to keep up his forequarters 
to their work underground, and to maintain a good pace when on 
the gallop. Deep back ribs are demanded, indicating a good con- 
stitution, and also as strengthening the back without increasing 
weight. The loin also should be of corresponding strength. 
The hind-quarters should be foxhound-like, that is to say, 
straight in the stifles rather than much bent, as in the greyhound. 
‘A long maintenance of pace is required rather than a very fast 
