450 The Management and Diseases of the Dog. 
Symmetry, Size, and Character.—The dog must present a gener- 
ally gay, lively, and active appearance ; bone and strength in a 
small compass are essentials ; but this must not be taken to mean 
that a Fox-Terrier should be cloggy, or in any way coarse: speed 
and endurance must be looked to as well as power, and the 
symmetry of the Foxhound taken as a model. The terrier, like 
the hound, must on no account be leggy, nor must he be too 
short in the leg. He should stand like a cleverly-made hunter, 
covering a lot of ground, yet with a short back, as before stated. 
He will then attain the highest degree of propelling power to- 
gether with the greatest length of stride that is compatible with 
the length of his body. Weight is not a certain criterion of a 
terrier’s fitness for his work—general shape, size, and contour are 
the main points; and if a dog can gallop, and stay, and follow 
his fox up a drain, it matters little what his weight is to a pound 
or so—though, roughly speaking, it may be said he should not: 
scale over 20 lbs. in show condition. 
WIRE-HAIRED FOX-TERRIER. 
This variety of the breed should resemble the smooth sort in 
every respect except the coat, which should be broken. The 
harder and more wiry the texture of the coat is the better. On 
no account should the dog look or feel woolly ; and there should 
be no silky hair about the poll or elsewhere. The coat should 
not be too long, so as to give the dog a shaggy appearance ; but 
at the same time it should show a marked and distinct difference 
all over the smooth species. 
Head and Ears : ; ; : 2 ‘ 15 
Neck , ; : ; ; ‘ : : 5 
Shoulders and Chest é : ; : ; 15 
Back and Loin. , é é , : 5 10 
Hind-quarters . ‘ : ; ‘ : ‘ 5 
Stern : , A : ; , : : 5 
‘Legs and Feet . . : : ; : : 20 
Coat ‘ : ‘ B28 : ‘ ‘ 10 
Symmetry, Size, and Character . : ‘ ‘ 15 
Total . : ; : ; . 100 
