50 DOGS 



blue and tan, and red. The tan is a light tan and the 

 blue decided. Nose of liver-, sand-, or red-coloured dog 

 must be dark brown flesh colour, or if blue and tan the 

 nose should be black. The weight from 18 to 25 i^ounds. 

 The hair longish except on the head, which should be 

 crowned with a tuft of silky haii- of lighter colour than 

 the body. 



Their attributes are fastness, and whether on land or 

 water are equally at home. Their courage is wonderful, 

 and they will attack almost anything — foxes, badgers, and 

 otters — and are very intelligent. They are dainty feeders. 



Black and Tan op Manchester Terriep 



There are two sizes of these terriers — the large black and 

 tan and the toy. The former are beautifully-shaped dogs, 

 standing firm and erect on rather long legs. 



The head is long and narrow from back to front, with a 

 long fine muzzle; the upper jaw may project a little over 

 the lower. Eyes small, sparkling, and black ; the nose 

 black ; the ears well cropped, erect, and long, and taper well 

 and stand up like darts — if left uncropped they would be 

 tulip-shaped — and free from tan behind ; the graceful, 

 muscular, and well-shaped ; the shoulders deep and sloping, 

 and the body well knit and racing-looking ; strong loins 

 and deep chest ; legs straight ; feet round and small, and 

 toes well arched ; the tail long and carried straight. The 

 colour is the principal point, and should be a deep raven 

 black with rich red tan and clear from any mixture of 

 black ; above the eyes there should be a spot of tan, and 

 one on each cheek ; the muzzle should be tanned, with the 

 exception of the nasal bones; the jaw should be completely 

 tanned and the hair inside the ears ; the fore legs should 

 be well tanned up with pencillings of black on each toe 

 and a little thumb-mark of black just above the foot ; the 

 hind legs should be quite free from tan on the outside, but 

 there should be some on the inside. The neck, chest, and 



