304 THE NEW 
terriers, he has become taller and heavier 
than the old day specimens. This no doubt 
is due to breeding for show points. He is 
a lathy dog, but not shelly, inclined to be 
flatsided, somewhat light in bone for his 
very lively in character, and has 
plenty of courage. If anything, indeed, his 
pluck is too insistent. 
The standard of points as adopted by 
size, 
MR. JOHN CORNFORTH’S NELSON 
BY QUAYSIDE LAD——BLACK-EYED SUSAN. 
the National Bedlington Terrier and The 
Yorkshire Bedlington Terrier Clubs is as 
follows :— 
1. Skull.—Narrow, but deep and_ rounded ; 
high at the occiput, and covered with a nice 
silky tuft or topknot. 
2. Muzzle.—Long, tapering, sharp and 
cular, as little stop as possible between the eyes, 
so as to form nearly a line from the nose-end along 
the joint of skull to the occiput. The lips 
close fitting and without flew. 
3. Eyes.—Should be small and well sunk in the 
head. The blues should have a dark eye, the blues 
and tans ditto, with amber shades ; 
sandies a light brown eye. 
4. Nose.—Large, well angled ; blues and blues 
and tans should have black noses, and 
sandies flesh-coloured. 
5. Teeth.—Level or pincher-jawed. 
6. Ears.—Moderately large, well formed, flat 
to the cheek, thinly covered and tipped with 
fine silky hair. They should be filbert shaped. 
7. Legs.—Of moderate length, not wide apart, 
straight square set, and with good-sized 
feet, which are rather long. 
8. Tail.—Thick at the root, tapering to a point, 
slightly feathered on lower side, 9 inches to 11 
inches long and scimitar shaped. 
mus- 
livers and 
livers 
and 
BOOK 
OF THE, DOG: 
9. Neck and Shoulders.—Neck long, deep at 
base, rising well from the shoulders, which should 
be flat. 
10. Body.—Long and _ well-proportioned, flat 
ribbed, and deep, not wide in chest, slightly 
arched back, well ribbed up, with light quarters. 
11. Coat.—Hard, with close bottom, and not 
lying flat to sides. 
12. Colour.—Dark blue, blue and tan, 
liver and tan, sandy, or sandy and tan. 
13. Height.—About 15 inches to 16 inches. 
14. Weight.—Dogs about 24 pounds; bitches 
about 22 pounds. 
15. General Appearance.—He is a light-made, 
lathy dog, but not shelly. 
liver, 
Value of Points adopted by the National 
Bedlington Terrier Club. 
Head . : : . : 2 20 
Size : Z : : ‘ . 10 
Teeth . : ; é ; = 110. 
Colour . F ; : A : 5 
Legs and feet : : : + skO i 
Wars) #: : : : ; 2 5 
Eyes. : x Z : 2 5 
Nose. : : c : : 5 
Body . : : ; : = 15 
Coat. - : fj : » 10 
Tail : 2 : : : 5 5 
Total . 100 
The Yorkshire Bedlington Terrier Club Scale of 
Points. 
Skull 
Jaw 
Eyes 
Nose 
Teeth 
Ears 
Legs 
Tail : : 
Neck and shoulders 
Body 
Coat 
Colour . 
Height . 
Weight. 
4 oH 4 4 
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Total : ‘ . 100 
I think the latter scale of points is the 
better one, as it does not give more for 
head than body, and therefore encourages 
symmetry, which is sadly wanting in a good 
many of the present show dogs. 
There is a tendency nowadays towards 
excess of size in the Bedlington. It is 
inclined to be too long in the body and too 
