56 DOGS 



12 to 17 inches. The dog should have a gay, lively, and 

 active appearance, with plenty of substance, as speed and 

 endurance are essential points, and very ' varmint^looking.' 

 These dogs are very plucky and hard-working, and 

 capable of great endurance and great affection to their 

 master ; they are capital water dogs, and very clever in 

 the pursuit of rabbits and rats. They are rather given to 

 fighting when they consider themselves insulted, or when 

 they find trespassers on their premises, and frightfully 

 keen after the feline race. 



Scotch Tefpier 



The Scotch broken-haired dog should have a long skull 

 covered with short hard hair, with a drop between the 

 eyes ; the muzzle should be powerful, tapering towards its 

 nose ; the jaws perfectly level, teeth square, nose black 

 and of a good size ; the eyes small, piercing, bright, rather 

 sunken, and set wide apart ; ears small and half-prick, 

 sharp-pointed ; hair not long but velvety and free from 

 any fringe at the top ; the neck short, thick, and muscular 

 and set on sloping shoulders ; chest deep and broad ; body 

 of moderate length and well ribbed up, and very strong in 

 hind quarters ; fore and hind legs short, the former straight 

 and well set under the body; hocks bent, and thighs 

 muscular ; feet small and strong, and thickly covered with 

 short hair, the fore feet being larger than the hind ones ; 

 tail about 7 inches long and not cut, and carried gaily but 

 with a slight bend ; the coat very wiry and very thick, and 

 about two inches in length ; the colour steel or iron grey, 

 brindle, black, sandy, and wheaten ; there should be no 

 white markings. Weight from 14 to ISpounds for themale 

 and 13 to 17 for the female. A Scotch terrier cannot be 

 too powerfully put together, and should be from 9 to 12 

 inches in height, and should appear higher on the hind 

 legs than on the fore. 



