He loves to be played with, but like all terriers does not take kindly to being teased and may retaliate in the only way he knows, with his teeth. Of sturdy though not too heavy build his coat will grow to about one and a half inches in length, then it will be ready to be stripped out to allow the new coat to grow. The coat should not be clipped or scissored, any necessary tidying can be done with a stripping knife or the finger and thumb. There are a wide range of colours from wheaten to black and tan with red and various shades of grizzle, blue and tan and liver and tan. They all have black noses except the liver shades as a black nose would be genetically impossible with a liver coat.
Black dogs are rare in Britain.
The head should be broader than that of a fox terrier with a strong muzzle, not excessively long. Ears should be small and dropped, slightly rounded and V-shaped. The neck should not be too short and the shoulders should slope back giving scope for freedom of movement in the forelegs. The chest is reasonably narrow, the forelegs straight and the feet catlike, not flat. The back should be moderately short and well coupled, the hind quarters strong and muscular with long powerful thighs, hocks near to the ground.