THE FOX-TERRIER. 



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one who has possessed a bull-terrier admits his companionable 

 qualities and his excellent hunting powers, so it must be admitted 

 that the fox-terrier intended as a companion is none the worse 

 for a cross of the bull. 



From the strict M.F.H. point of view the following are the 

 points of the fox-terrier : — 





VALCE 





VALUE 



Head, jaws, and ears, . 



• 15 



Feet,. . 



10 



Neck, . 



5 ' 



Stern, 



5 



Shoulders and chest, . 



• 15 



Coat, 



5 



Back and loin, 



iS 



Colour, 



5 



Fore and hind quarters, 



• s 



Symmetry and size, 



. 10 



Legs, 



. 10 









Total, 



The head should be flat and narrow rather than wide, but not 

 so narrow as to indicate weakness. It should taper from the 

 ears to the nose, with a slight hollow in front of the brows, but 

 no very marked stop. . The jaws should be rather long and taper- 

 ing, the bone strong and the muscle closing them prominent at 

 the cheek, but not swelling out as in the bulldog, a cross of 

 which breed is to be deprecated. The cheek-bones should be 

 clearly cut with a very slight hollow. Teeth level and strong. 

 An underhung mouth indicates the bull cross, and is to be penal- 

 ised. End of the nose black ; a cherry nose is very objectionable, 

 and a white or spotted one almost worse. The eyes should be 

 small and by no means prominent. Edges of the eyelids dark.. 

 Ears small and V-shaped, set close to the cheeks with the points 

 looking forward and downward, not hanging hound-like. Pricked, 

 tulip, or rose ears, as being indications of the bull-cross, should 

 never be allowed. 



The neck should be light yet muscular, with a pretty sweep 

 in its upper lines. No throatiness is to be allowed. 



