. 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. THE WHITE ENGLISH TERRIER. 323 Club, has also done much for the success of the breed, and his Lady of the Lake, Lady Superior, Hereward, and the Premier, were famous in their generation. Among more recent dogs Mr. R. Harrison's Ranjit- sinhji takes a prominent place in the esteem of those who still look to the crop eared dog for style. The following is the description laid down by the White English Terrier Clu
. 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. THE WHITE ENGLISH TERRIER. 323 Club, has also done much for the success of the breed, and his Lady of the Lake, Lady Superior, Hereward, and the Premier, were famous in their generation. Among more recent dogs Mr. R. Harrison's Ranjit- sinhji takes a prominent place in the esteem of those who still look to the crop eared dog for style. The following is the description laid down by the White English Terrier Club : 1. Head.—Narrow, long and level, almost flat skull, without cheek muscles, wedge-shaped, well filled up under the eyes, tapering to the nose, and not lippy. 2. Eyes.—Small and black, set fairly close together, and oblong in shape. 3. Nose.—Perfectly black. 4. Ears.—Cropped and standing perfectly erect. 5. Neck and Shoulders.—The neck should be fairly long and from the shoulders to the head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free from throatiness, and slightly arched at the occiput. 6. Chest.—Narrow and deep. 7. Body.—Short and curving upwards at the loins, sprung out behind the shoulders, back slightly arched at loins, and falling again at the joining of the tail to the same height as the shoulders. 8. Legs.—Perfectly straight and well under the body, moderate in bone, and of proportionate length. 9. Feet.—Feet nicely arched, with toes set well together, and more inclined to be round than harefooted. 10. Tail.—Moderate length, and set on where the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher than the back. 11. Coat.—Close, hard, short, and glossy. 12. Colour.—Pure white, coloured marking to disqualify. 13. Condition.—Flesh and muscles to be hard and firm. 14. Weight.—From 12 lb. to 20 lb. R. ENGLISH TERRIERS 1881. MRS. ALFRED BENJAMIN'S SILVIO, MR. TOM B, SWINBURNES MINIATURE
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