448 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
Colour and Markings.—These are most important points. The 
ground colour in both varieties should be pure white, very decided 
and not intermixed. The colour of the spots in the black-spotted 
variety should be black, the deeper and richer the black the 
better; in the liver-spotted variety they should be brown. The 
spots should not intermingle, but be as round and well-defined as 
possible, the more distinct the better; in size they should be from 
that of a sixpence to a florin. The spots on head, face, ears, legs, 
tail, and extremities to be smaller than those on the body. 
Size.—Dogs, 55 lbs.; bitches, 50 Ibs. 
STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
Head and Eyes : : ‘ ‘ F ‘ 10 
Ears ‘ ‘ é : F ‘ : : 5 
Neck and Shoulders . : : ‘ ‘ : 10 
Body, Back, Chest, and Loins . : : F 10 
Legs and Feet . ; ; ‘ : ; ‘ 15 
Coat ‘ ‘ ‘ : , i . ‘ 5 
Colour and Markings ; : ‘ ‘ ‘ 30 
Tail. : ; ; , : 5 : ; 5 
Size, Symmetry, etc. : . F ; : 10 
Total . ; : ‘ ‘ . 100 
FOX-TERRIER. 
STANDARD RECOMMENDED BY THE FOXx-TERRIER CLUB. 
Hfead.—The skull should be flat and moderately narrow, and 
gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. Not much stop should 
be apparent, but there should be more dip in the profile between 
the forehead and top jaw than is seen in the case of a greyhound. 
The cheeks must not be full. The ears should be V-shaped and 
small, of moderate thickness, and dropping forward close to the 
cheek, not hanging by the side of the head like a Foxhound’s. 
The jaw, upper and under, should be strong and muscular; should 
be of fair punishing strength, but not so in any way to resemble 
the Greyhound or modern English Terrier. There should not be 
much falling away below the eyes. This part of the head should, 
