. 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. MR. ROBERT VICARY'S VENIO. OHve and her son, Ch. Spice ; Mr. Theo- dore Bassett, Mr. Allison, and, a year or so later, Mr. Frederick Burbidge, the Messrs. Clarke, Mr. Tinne, Mr. Francis Redmond, and Mr. Vicary. About this time a tre- mendous impetus was given to the breed by the formation, in 1876, of the Fox- terrier Club, which owed its inception to Mr. Harding Cox and a party of enthu- siasts seated round h
. 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. MR. ROBERT VICARY'S VENIO. OHve and her son, Ch. Spice ; Mr. Theo- dore Bassett, Mr. Allison, and, a year or so later, Mr. Frederick Burbidge, the Messrs. Clarke, Mr. Tinne, Mr. Francis Redmond, and Mr. Vicary. About this time a tre- mendous impetus was given to the breed by the formation, in 1876, of the Fox- terrier Club, which owed its inception to Mr. Harding Cox and a party of enthu- siasts seated round his dinner table at 36, Russell Square, among whom were Messrs. Bassett, Burbidge, Doyle, Allison, and Redmond, the last two named being still members of the club. The idea was very warmly welcomed, a committee formed, and a scale of points drawn up which, with but one alteration, is in vogue to-day. Every prominent exhibitor or breeder then, and with few exceptions since, has been a member, and the club, now under the able guidance of the Hon. Sec, Mr. J. C. Tinne, who has held the post uninterruptedly since 1881, is by far the strongest of all specialist clubs. It will be well to give here the said standard of points, with the relative value attaching to them. 1. Head and Ears.—The Skull should be flat and moderately narrow, and gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. Not much " stop " should be apparent, but there should be more dip in the profile between the forehead and top jaw than is seen in the case of a Greyhound. The Cheeks must not be full. The Ears should be V-shaped and small, of moderate thickness, and dropping forward close to the cheek, not hanging by the side of the head like a Fox-hound's. The Jaw, upper and under, should be strong and muscular ; should be of fair punishing strength, but not so in any way to resemble the Grey- hound or modern English Terrier. There should not be much falling away below the eyes. This part of the head should, howe
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