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

CHEST.—Broad and proportionately deep.

BODY.—Moderate length, rather flat-sided, well ribbed up, and exceedingly strong in hind quarters.

LEGS AND FEET.—Legs short, and very heavy in bone, the front ones being straight or slightly bent, and well set on under body; hocks bent; thighs very muscular; feet strong, small, and thickly covered with short hair.

TAIL.—About 7 inches long, carried with a slight bend, and never cut.

COAT.—Rather short (about 2 inches), intensely hard, wiry, and very dense.

SIZE.—About 16 pounds for a dog; 14 pounds for a bitch.

COLORS.—Steel or iron gray, brindle, black, red, wheaten, yellow, or mustard color. White markings are most objectionable.

HEIGHT.—Nine to twelve inches.

FAULTS.—Large or light eyes; silky or curly coat.

THE TERRIER (SKYE).

LAIRD DUNCAN.]

ORIGIN.—Entirely lost. Indigenous, no doubt, to Scotland.

USES.—A good, gamy vermin-dog, hardy and tough.

* SCALE OF POINTS, ETC.

Value. Size 15 Head 15 Ears 10 Body 15 Tail 10 Legs 10 Coat 20 Color 5 --- Total 100

HEAD.—Long; powerful jaws, incisors closing level, or upper jaws just fitting under. Skull wide at front of brow, narrowing between ears, tapering to muzzle, with little falling in between or behind eyes. Eyes hazel, medium size, close set. Muzzle black. Ears, when pricked, not large; erect at outer edges, slanting toward each other inward. When pendent, larger, hanging straight, and flat and close at front.

BODY.—Preëminently long and low; shoulders broad; chest deep; ribs well sprung, oval-shaped, giving flat appearance to sides. Hind quarters full and well developed. Back level, and declining from top of hip to shoulders. Neck long and well crested.

TAIL.—When hanging, upper half perpendicular, under half thrown backward in a curve. When raised, a prolongation of outline of back, not rising higher nor curling up.

LEGS AND FEET.—Legs short, straight, muscular, no dew-claws. Feet large, pointing forward.

COAT (DOUBLE).—Under coat short, close, soft, and woolly; and over coat long (5½ inches), hard, straight, flat, free from crisp or curl. Hair on head shorter, softer, veiling forehead and eyes; on ears, overhanging inside, falling down, not heavily, but surrounding ear like fringe; tail also feathered.

COLOR.—Dark or light blue, or gray or fawn with black points.

HEIGHT AND LENGTH.—Height at shoulder 9 inches; length, occiput to root of tail, 22½ inches.

WEIGHT.—Dogs, 18 pounds; bitches, 16 pounds.

DISQUALIFICATIONS.—Doctored ears or tail; weight over 20 pounds; over- or under-shot jaws.

TERRIERS (TOY).

Toy terriers are judged by the same points as the large specimens of the same breed.

THE TERRIER (WELSH).