The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE TERRIER. 79 young men, and of late years the classes of fox-terriers at our dog shows have been the most numerous and generally mteresting. The points are as follows: Head flat, and narrow between the eyes, but wider between the ears,—these are set rather back but lie close to the cheek, and are small and thin ; jaw strong, mouth level, and teeth strong; eyes small and keen ; nose black \ shoul- ders straight, not too wide ; chest full and round, but not deep ; neck light
The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE TERRIER. 79 young men, and of late years the classes of fox-terriers at our dog shows have been the most numerous and generally mteresting. The points are as follows: Head flat, and narrow between the eyes, but wider between the ears,—these are set rather back but lie close to the cheek, and are small and thin ; jaw strong, mouth level, and teeth strong; eyes small and keen ; nose black \ shoul- ders straight, not too wide ; chest full and round, but not deep ; neck light and coming beautifully out of the shoulder; back pow- Fig. 14.—FOX TERRIER, BITTERS. erful, and thighs well bent and strong; legs and feet straight and strong; color white, with black, or black and tan, or tan markings about the head ; coat fine, but hard and not silky; weight not ex- ceeding 16 lbs. At the present time the most noted show fox terriers are Mr. Burbidge's Bitters, Nimrod, Royal, Nettle, and Dorcas, Mr. Ab- bott's Moslem, Mr. Hyde's Buffett, Mr. Murchison's Forceps, Olive, iatty, and Whisky, Mr. Gibson's Boxer and Joe, Mr. Fletcher's
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