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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
standard
of
points
as
adopted
by
the
National
Bedlington
Terrier
and
The
Yorkshire
Bedlington
Terrier
Clubs
is
as
follows:--
SKULL--Narrow,
but
deep
and
rounded;
high
at
the
occiput,
and
covered
with
a
nice
silky
tuft
or
topknot.
MUZZLE--Long,
tapering,
sharp
and
muscular,
as
little
stop
as
possible
between
the
eyes,
so
as
to
form
nearly
a
line
from
the
nose-end
along
the
joint
of
skull
to
the
occiput.
The
lips
close
fitting
and
without
flew.
EYES--Should
be
small
and
well
sunk
in
the
head.
The
blues
should
have
a
dark
eye,
the
blues
and
tans
ditto,
with
amber
shades;
livers
and
sandies,
a
light
brown
eye.
NOSE--Large,
well
angled;
blues
and
blues
and
tans
should
have
black
noses,
livers
and
sandies
flesh-coloured.
TEETH--Level
or
pincher-jawed.
EARS--Moderately
large,
well
formed,
flat
to
the
cheek,
thinly
covered
and
tipped
with
fine
silky
hair.
They
should
be
filbert
shaped.
LEGS--Of
moderate
length,
not
wide
apart,
straight
and
square
set,
and
with
good-sized
feet,
which
are
rather
long.
TAIL--Thick
at
the
root,
tapering
to
a
point,
slightly
feathered
on
lower
side,
9
inches
to
11
inches
long
and
scimitar
shaped.
NECK
AND
SHOULDERS--Neck
long,
deep
at
base,
rising
well
from
the
shoulders,
which
should
be
flat.
BODY--Long
and
well-proportioned,
flat
ribbed,
and
deep,
not
wide
in
chest,
slightly
arched
back,
well
ribbed
up,
with
light
quarters.
COAT--Hard,
with
close
bottom,
and
not
lying
flat
to
sides.
COLOUR--Dark
blue,
blue
and
tan,
liver,
liver
and
tan,
sandy,
or
sandy
and
tan.
HEIGHT--About
15
inches
to
16
inches.
WEIGHT--Dogs
about
24
pounds;
bitches
about
22
pounds.
GENERAL
APPEARANCE--He
is
a
light-made,
lathy
dog,
but
not
shelly.
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