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type. The judges unfortunately have as 
yet their eyes filled with the “Scottish” 
terrier type and prefer mongrels that show 
it to the real ‘Simon Pure.” I hope they 
wilistudy the photographs and learn in time. 
STANDARD OF POINTS. 
1. The General Appearance of the White West 
Highland Terrier is that of a small, game, hardy- 
looking terrier, possessed with no small amount 
of self-esteem, with a ‘‘varminty’”’ appearance, 
strongly built, deep in chest and back ribs, straight 
back and powerful quarters, on muscular legs and 
exhibiting in a marked degree a great combination 
of strength and activity. 
2. Colour.—White. 
3. Coat.—Very important, and seldom seen 
to perfection; must be double-coated. The 
outer coat consists of hard hair, about 24 inches 
long, and free from any curl. The under coat, 
which resembles fur, is short, soft, and close. 
Open coats are objectionable. 
4. Size.—Dogs to weigh from 14 to 18 Ib., 
and bitches from 12 to 16 lb., and measure 
from 8 to 12 inches at the shoulder. 
5. Skull.—Should not be too narrow, being in 
proportion to his powerful jaw, proportionately 
long, slightly domed, and gradually tapering 
to the eyes, between which there should be a 
slight indentation or stop. Eyebrows heavy. 
The hair on the skull to be from } to 1 inch long, 
and fairly hard. 
6. Eyes.—Widely set apart, medium in size, 
dark hazel in colour, slightly sunk in the head, 
sharp and intelligent, which, looking from under 
the heavy eyebrows, give a piercing look. Full 
eyes, and also light-coloured eyes, are very objec- 
tionable. 
7- Muzzle.—Should be powerful, proportionate 
in length, and should gradually taper towards the 
nose, which should be fairly wide, and should 
not project forward beyond the upper jaw. The 
jaws level and powerful, and teeth square or 
evenly met, well set, and large for the size of the 
dog. The nose and roof of mouth should be dis- 
tinctly black in colour. 
8. Ears.—Small, carried erect or semi-erect, 
but never drop, and should be carried tightly up. 
The semi-erect ear should drop nicely over at the 
tips, the break being about three-quarters up the 
ear, and both forms of ears should terminate in a 
sharp point. The hair on them should be short, 
smooth (velvety), and they should not be cut. 
The ears should be free from any fringe at the top. 
Round, pointed, broad and large ears are very 
objectionable, also ears too heavily covered 
with hair. 
9. Neck.—Muscular, and nicely set on sloping 
shoulders. 
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10. Chest.—Very deep, with breadth in propor- 
tion to the size of the dog. 
11. Body.—Compact, straight back, ribs deep 
and well arched in the upper half of rib, present- 
ing a flatish side appearance. Loins broad and 
strong. Hind-quarters strong, muscular, and wide 
across the top. 
12. Legs and Feet.—Both fore- and hind-legs 
should be short and muscular. The shoulder 
blades should be comparatively broad, and well- 
sloped backwards. The points of the shoulder 
blades should be closely knit into the backbone, so 
that very little movement of them should be 
noticeable when the dog is walking. The elbow 
should be close in to the body both when moving 
or standing, thus causing the fore-leg to be well 
placed in under the shoulder. The fore-legs 
should be straight and thickly covered with short 
hard hair. The hind-legs should be short and 
sinewy. The thighs very muscular and not too 
wide apart. The hocks bent and well set in 
under the body, so as to be fairly close to each 
other either when standing, walking, or running 
(trotting); and, when standing, the hind-legs, 
from the point of the hock down to fetlock joint, 
should be straight or perpendicular and not far 
apart. The fore-feet are larger than the hind 
ones, are round, proportionate in size, strong, 
thickly padded, and covered with short hard hair. 
The foot must point straight forward. The hind- 
feet are smaller, not quite as round as fore-feet, and 
thickly padded. The under surface of the pads 
of feet and all the nails should be distinctly 
black in colour. Hocks too much bent (cow 
hocks) detract from the general appearance. 
Straight hocks are weak. Both kinds are unde- 
sirable, and should be guarded against. 
13. Tail.—Six or seven inches long, covered 
with hard hairs, no feathers, as straight as possible ; 
carried gaily, but not curled over back. A long tail 
is objectionable. 
14. Movement.—Should be free, straight, and 
easy all round. In front, the leg should be freely 
extended forward by the shoulder. The hind 
movement should be free, strong, and close. 
The hocks should be freely flexed and drawn c’ose 
in under the body, so that, when moving off the 
foot, the body is thrown or pushed forward with 
some force. Stiff, stilty movement behind is 
very objectionable. 
Faults. 
1. Coat.—Any silkiness, wave, or tendency to 
curl is a serious blemish, as is also an open coat. 
Black or grey hairs disquality for competition. 
2. Size.—Any specimens under the minimum, 
or above the maximum weight, are objectionable. 
3. Eyes.—Full or light coloured. 
4. Ears.—Round-pointed, drop, broad and large, 
or too heavily covered with hair. 
5. Muzzle.—Either under or over shot, and 
defective teeth. 
