{THE HARD-HAIRED SCOTCH TERRIER, gI 
the half-drop ear, which stands erect, but falls over at the tip, half 
covering the orifice, a large, very large, majority of modern breeders 
agree in preferring the small, erect, sharp-pointed one; though 
all would probably hesitate to pass over a really good terrier 
who had half-prick ears. Another great feature in the Scotch 
terrier is his coat, which should be intensely hard and wiry, and 
not too long, and is well described in the appended scale of points, 
which bears the signatures of nearly all the leading breeders of 
the day. 
As a dead-game animal, the Scotch terrier is not to be surpassed 
by any breed except bulls or bull-terriers, but the courage of the 
_latter dogs is so exceptional that it is no disrespect to any other 
dog to place them for pluck in a class by themselves, and, pound 
for pound, there is no dog but a bull-terrier who can beat the 
hard-haired Scotchman by far. Still, he has a natural advantage 
over the bull-terrier, for his hard coat and thickly padded feet 
enable him to go through whins and over rocky places where the 
other would be useless, and lie is far more easy to control, though 
naturally of a rather pugnacious disposition. His intelligence and 
love of home, his pluck, docility, and affection for his master, 
should make him a favourite with all who want a varmint dog; 
and nobody who once gets a good one, of the right style and stamp, 
will care to let him go. 
Points oF THE Harp-Hatrep ScotcH TERRIER. 
VALUE VALUE VALUE 
Skull, . : <§ Neck, . : 5 | Coat, . : . 20 
Muzzle, ; 5 Chest, . ie 5 Size, . . .« IO 
Eyes, . 3 oo 5 Body, . : . 10 | Colour, : . 24 
Ears, . ‘ . 10 | Legs and feet, . 10 | Generalappearance, 10 
— | Tail, . : . 23 <T 
25 | — 425 
323 * 
Total, 100. 
Skulli proportionately long, slightly domed, and covered with 
short hard hair about 3 inch long or less. It should not be 
quite flat, as there should be a sort of stop or drop between the 
eyes. 
