. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 364 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. terriers, he has become taller and heavier than the old day specimens. This no doubt is due to breeding for show points. He is a lathy dog, but not shelly, inclined to be flatsided, somewhat hght in bone for his size, very lively in character, and has plenty of courage. If anything, indeed, his pluck is too insistent. The standard of points as adopted by. MR. JOHN CORNFORTH'S NELSO
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 364 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. terriers, he has become taller and heavier than the old day specimens. This no doubt is due to breeding for show points. He is a lathy dog, but not shelly, inclined to be flatsided, somewhat hght in bone for his size, very lively in character, and has plenty of courage. If anything, indeed, his pluck is too insistent. The standard of points as adopted by. MR. JOHN CORNFORTH'S NELSON BY QUAYSIDE LAD BLACK-EYED SUSAN. the National Bedlington Terrier and The Yorkshire Bedlington Terrier Clubs is as follows :â 1. Skull.âNarrow, but deep and rounded ; high at the occiput, and covered with a nice silky tuft or topknot. 2. Muzzle.âLong, tapering, sharp and mus- cular, as little stop as possible between the eyes, so as to form nearly a line from the nose-end along the joint of skull to the occiput. The lips close fitting and without flew. 3. Eyes.âShould be small and well sunk in the head. The blues should have a dark eye, the blues and tans ditto, with amber shades ; livers and sandies a light brown eye. 4. Nose.âLarge, well angled ; blues and blues and tans should have black noses, livers and sandies flesh-coloured. 5. Teeth.âLevel or pincher-jawed. 6. Ears.âModerately large, well formed, flat to the cheek, thinly covered and tipped with fine silky hair. They should be filbert shaped. 7. Legs.âOf moderate length, not wide apart, straight and square set, and with good-sized feet, which are rather long. 8. Tail.âThick at the root, tapering to a point, slightly feathered on lower side, 9 inches to 11 inches long and scimitar shaped. 9. Neck and Shoulders.âNeck long, deep at base, rising well from the shoulders, which should be flat. ID. Body.âLong and well-proportioned, flat ribbed, and deep, not wide in chest, slightly arched back, well ribbed up, wit
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