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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
Scottish
Terrier
Club
was
formed
in
the
year
1882.
In
the
same
year
a
joint
committee
drew
up
a
standard
of
perfection
for
the
breed,
Messrs.
J.
B.
Morison
and
Thomson
Gray,
two
gentlemen
who
were
looked
upon
as
great
authorities,
having
a
good
deal
to
do
with
it.
STANDARD
OF
POINTS
OF
THE
SCOTTISH
TERRIER:
SKULL--Proportionately
long,
slightly
domed
and
covered
with
short
hard
hair
about
3/4
inch
long
or
less.
It
should
not
be
quite
flat,
as
there
should
be
a
sort
of
stop
or
drop
between
the
eyes.
MUZZLE--Very
powerful,
and
gradually
tapering
towards
the
nose,
which
should
always
be
black
and
of
a
good
size.
The
jaws
should
be
perfectly
level,
and
the
teeth
square,
though
the
nose
projects
somewhat
over
the
mouth
which
gives
the
impression
of
the
upper
jaw
being
longer
than
the
under
one.
EYES--A
dark-brown
or
hazel
colour;
small,
piercing,
very
bright
and
rather
sunken.
EARS--Very
small,
prick
or
half
prick
(the
former
is
preferable),
but
never
drop.
They
should
also
be
sharp
pointed,
and
the
hair
on
them
should
not
be
long,
but
velvety,
and
they
should
not
be
cut.
The
ears
should
be
free
from
any
fringe
at
the
top.
NECK--Short,
thick
and
muscular;
strongly
set
on
sloping
shoulders.
CHEST--Broad
in
comparison
to
the
size
of
the
dog,
and
proportionately
deep.
BODY--Of
moderate
length,
but
not
so
long
as
a
Skye's,
and
rather
flat-sided;
well
ribbed
up,
and
exceedingly
strong
in
hind-quarters.
LEGS
AND
FEET--Both
fore
and
hind
legs
should
be
short
and
very
heavy
in
bone,
the
former
being
straight
and
well
set
on
under
the
body,
as
the
Scottish
Terrier
should
not
be
out
at
elbows.
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