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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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SYMMETRY,
SIZE,
AND
CHARACTER--The
dog
must
present
a
general
gay,
lively,
and
active
appearance;
bone
and
strength
in
a
small
compass
are
essentials;
but
this
must
not
be
taken
to
mean
that
a
Fox-terrier
should
be
cloggy,
or
in
any
way
coarse--speed
and
endurance
must
be
looked
to
as
well
as
power,
and
the
symmetry
of
the
Foxhound
taken
as
a
model.
The
terrier,
like
the
hound,
must
on
no
account
be
leggy,
nor
must
he
be
too
short
in
the
leg.
He
should
stand
like
a
cleverly-made
hunter,
covering
a
lot
of
ground,
yet
with
a
short
back,
as
before
stated.
He
will
then
attain
the
highest
degree
of
propelling
power,
together
with
the
greatest
length
of
stride
that
is
compatible
with
the
length
of
his
body.
Weight
is
not
a
certain
criterion
of
a
terrier's
fitness
for
his
work--general
shape,
size
and
contour
are
the
main
points;
and
if
a
dog
can
gallop
and
stay,
and
follow
his
fox
up
a
drain,
it
matters
little
what
his
weight
is
to
a
pound
or
so,
though,
roughly
speaking,
it
may
be
said
he
should
not
scale
over
twenty
pounds
in
show
condition.
DISQUALIFYING
POINTS:
NOSE--White,
cherry,
or
spotted
to
a
considerable
extent
with
either
of
these
colours.
EARS--prick,
tulip,
or
rose.
MOUTH--much
overshot
or
much
undershot.
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