. 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. s, WILSONS CH. BOLTON WOODS MIXER. WINNER OF TWO THOUSAND PRIZES. legs, and feet, but in the direction of these points great improvements have recently been observable. The heads of our Irish Terriers have also been brough-t nearer to a level of perfection, chiselled to the desired degree of leanness, with the determined expression so characteristic of the breed, and with the length, squareness, and streng
. 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. s, WILSONS CH. BOLTON WOODS MIXER. WINNER OF TWO THOUSAND PRIZES. legs, and feet, but in the direction of these points great improvements have recently been observable. The heads of our Irish Terriers have also been brough-t nearer to a level of perfection, chiselled to the desired degree of leanness, with the determined expression so characteristic of the breed, and with the length, squareness, and strength of muzzle which formerly were so difficult to find. This squareness of head and jaw is an important point to be considered when choosing an Irish Terrier. In the best specimens of the breed, the muzzle, skull, and neck, when seen in profile, exactly fit within an imaginary rectangular frame, thus:—. Opinions differ in regard to slight details of this terrier's conformation, but the ofacial description, issued by the Irish Terrier Club, supplies a guide upon which the uncertain novice may implicitly depend :— 1. Head.—Long ; skull flat, and rather narrow- between ears, getting slightly narrower towards the eye ; free from wrinkles ; stop hardly visible except in profile. The jaw must be strong and muscular, but not too full in the cheek, and of a good punishing length. There should be a slight falling away below the eye, so as not to have a Greyhound appearance. Hair on face of same description as on body, but short (about a quarter of an inch long), in appearance almost smooth and straight ; a slight beard is the only longish hair (and it is only long in comparison with the rest) that is permissible, and this is characteristic. 2. Teeth.—Should be strong and level. 3. Lips.—^Not so tight as a Bull-Terrier's, but well-fitting, showing through the hair their black lining. 4. Nose.—Must be black. 5. Eyes.—A dark hazel colour, small, not prominent, and full of life
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