. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE AIEEDALE TERRIER. 463 Ste7m.—Tlie tail should be stout, and docked; set on rather high, but not raised to a right-angle with the back. Legs and feet.—The legs should be straight, and well furnished with bone; the feet round and close, with a thick sole. Coat.—Rough, or broken, and dense and wiry in texture; free from lock or curl. Color.—Dark grizzle back, from occiput to end of tail, extending also do
. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE AIEEDALE TERRIER. 463 Ste7m.—Tlie tail should be stout, and docked; set on rather high, but not raised to a right-angle with the back. Legs and feet.—The legs should be straight, and well furnished with bone; the feet round and close, with a thick sole. Coat.—Rough, or broken, and dense and wiry in texture; free from lock or curl. Color.—Dark grizzle back, from occiput to end of tail, extending also down the sides of the body, with dark mark- ings on the side of the skull; rest of body a good tan, darker on ears than elsewhere. Weight.—Dogs, forty to forty-five pounds ; bitches, thirty-five to forty pounds. Disqualifications.—A Dudley nose; white on throat, face, or feet (white on any other part of the body objectionable); a thoroughly bad mouth—/. e., minus a number of teeth, and others cankered; also undershot; total blindness (partial blindness objectionable). I may say, parenthetically, that Airedales of the best breeding sometimes weigh as much as sixty f^t^-Hiid:::.,. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shields, G. O. (George O. ), 1846-1925, ed. Chicago, Rand, McNally
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