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muscle in his hindquarters. In fact, a Scottish 
Terrier, though essentially a Terrier, cannot be too 
powerfully put together, and should be from about 
g inches to 12 inches in height. 
Special Faults. 
Muzzle.—Either under- or overhung. 
Eyes.—Large or light-coloured. 
Ears.—Large, round at the points or drop. It 
is also a fault if they are too heavily covered with 
hair. 
Legs.—Bent, or slightly bent, and out at elbows. 
MRS. B. M. HANNAY'S CH. HEWORTH RASCAL. 
BY SEAFIELD RASCAL——SEAFIELD ROSIE. 
Coat.—Any silkiness, wave or tendency to curl 
is a serious blemish, as is also an open coat. 
Size.—Specimens of over 20 lb. should be dis- 
couraged. 
Scale of Points. 
Skull . 7h 
Muzzle 74 
Eyes 5 
Bars . 5 
Neck . 5 
Chest . 5 
Body . : : 15 
Legs and feet : : : ‘ 10 
Tail é : : : 3 2} 
Coat . ; : és : ; 15 
SIZCaa ; : ; : : 10 
Colour : : ; : : 2h 
General appearance. d : 19 
Total . . . TOO 
The two points which strike the writer 
most in looking over the above standard 
nd scale of points are, first, the small 
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THE DOG 
amount of points allotted to the tail, and, 
second, that a bent or slightly bent leg is 
to be looked upon as a special fault and 
therefore severely handicapped, equally, 
indeed, we must assume, with an under- 
shot mouth. About 99 per cent. of the 
Scottish Terriers living to-day have bent or 
slightly bent fore-legs. Formed as he is, 
if he has plenty of rib and depth in body, 
itis extremely difficult to get, on a dog built 
so close to the ground, a quite straight leg. 
Breeders must, therefore, not take to heart 
too much this “special fault.” A straight, 
properly placed leg on a Scottish Terrier 
is certainly a beautiful thing to look at, 
and one does occasionally see it, though 
what is usually to be seen with a straight 
leg is a badly placed shoulder and a dog 
not properly knit together, who walks wide 
in front and cannot help turning his elbows 
out. It is, of course, unnecessary to state 
that a good shoulder, with a slightly bent 
fore-leg, is far better for work than a bad 
shoulder with a leg attached to it altogether, 
as one might say, outside the body. 
The tail of a Scottish Terrier is one of its 
great characteristics, and is, in the writer’s 
humble opinion, meanly appreciated in 
the above scale of points. A long, thin tail 
is a most objectionable fault, and entirely 
spoils the character of a specimen of the 
breed. It is to be doubted whether, with 
the points as they are, and those allotted 
for general appearance being only ten, a 
gentleman judging strictly on points would 
find himself able sufficiently to handicap 
a specimen for this fault. In this connec- 
tion it is worth noting that judges do con- 
sider scales of points when officiating ; 
they get into a way of going for those 
dogs possessed of particular points more 
highly appreciated in the scale than others. 
There have, of recent years, been many 
very excellent specimens of the Scottish 
Terrier bred and exhibited. Pre-eminent 
among them stands Mrs. Hannay’s Ch. 
Heworth Rascal, who was a most sym- 
metrical terrier, and probably the nearest 
approach to perfection in the breed yet 
seen. Other very first-class terriers have 
been the same lady’s Ch. Gair, Mr. Powlett’s 
