512 The Dog Book 



dog The Laird is still not only able to win in his breed, but is a factor when 

 it comes to a special for the best in the show. 



Enough has been said to show that the Scottish terrier has made his 

 way by his own merits to a warm corner in the hearts of his admirers, and 

 that he is gradually growing in the estimation of the public and this not on 

 account of any special attractiveness, but his smartness and cleverness as a 

 companion and house dog. Guid gear goes in mickle bundles, is a Scotch 

 proverb which applies most appropriately to this excellent little terrier. 

 We ought to emphasise the word little by way of warning against any 

 increase of size in this dog, for he is the smallest of the working terriers and 

 must be kept so. 



The illustrations we give of dogs here and abroad, together with the 

 descriptive particulars in the standard, render it unnecessary to go into 

 details as to the points of the Scottish terrier. 



Descriptive Particulars 



Skull. — Proportionately long, slightly domed, and covered with short 

 hard hair about three-quarters of an inch long or less. It should not be 

 quite flat, as there should be a sort of stop or drop between the eyes. 



Muzzle. — ^Very powerful and gradually tapering toward the nose, 

 which should always be black and of a good size. The jaws should be 

 perfectly level and the teeth square, though the nose projects somewhat 

 over the mouth, which gives the impression of the upper jaw being longer 

 than the under one. 



Eyes. — Set wide apart, of a dark hazel colour; small, piercing, very 

 bright and rather sunken. 



Ears. — ^Very small, prick or half prick, but never drop. They should 

 also be sharp pointed; the hair on them should not be long, but velvety, and 

 they should not be cut. The ears should be free from any fringe at the top. 



Neck. — Short, thick and muscular; strongly set on sloping shoulders. 



Chest. — Broad in comparison to the size of the dog, and proportionately 

 deep. 



Body. — Of moderate length, not so long as a Skye's, and rather flat 

 sided, but well ribbed up and exceedingly strong in hindquarters. 



Legs and feet. — Both fore and hind legs should be short and very 

 heavy in bone, the former being straight or slightly bent and well set on 



