The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-30
IDEAL FOX TERRIER.
Is HARD TO PRODUCE
British Standard Shows Just
What Qualities Breeder
Should Look For.
THE COAT IS IMPORTANT

winning as the best dog In the show a.
the majority OF the largest fixtures for
the past year there have been numerous
fanciers who have claimed that this was
because the fox terrier was easier to
breed true to type than any other va.
riety. While this may be true In a sense
Il Is no easy matter tn rear a fox ter
rier hat conforms to the standard
adopted by the o Terrier Club. IN In
that breed there are more minor defects
to be found thar In any other.
The standard Of the Fox Terrier Club
- most carefully made. and IA dog that
come up to specifications as set forth
in the standard is "A hard one to obtain.
The Wire Haired Fox Terrier Associa.
ton Of England Is the leading orsaniza.
tion In the world devoted to that breed Of
dog and in the year book recently issued
by this club Ia a most comprehensive
description Of what the ideal fox terrier
should be. This standard as adopted by
that club recently is given In full as
follows:
N~OsE-Should be black.
MISREPRESENTATION the f~orefsce
ana should dip slightly a, II. Juncture with
the forehead Il should not dish or fai!
lievsd from wedslne.s by a delicate chisel-
ling. Both upper and lower Jaws should
OC 0tTOuk hUu rluNNuthTs " tettu "a y
as possible level and capable OF closing to-
gether like a vise-the lower CANNES lock.
sss .h n u uSpsr oi ins .ns s'r sIirhtiH ov sr PS,m,s
the lower. While well developed ,awbones
armed with a set OF strong white teeth
forefacc which b. 40 desirable in the wire
haired fox terrier an excessive bony Or
muscular development Of the Jaws is both
unnecessary and unsightly. as 1t IL partly
responsible for the full and rounded con.
tour. Of the cheeks to which the term
AhAAkV IL All
EYEs~shouid h. dark In color. mod
erstelyy small and not prominent, ful, OF
siSie circular in shape and moi; too FAR
:psrs. Any.hinE approaching a yellow eye
sKrLL@The TOP line of tn. skull should
be almost nat. slopin. slightly and grad
ually deereasins in width toward the eyes
etsr at the widest part-measur,nE with
the csiipers-in. he full grown dog Of corr
rect size. the bitch's skull being proper:
L: sHeesde na't ths .kuii IS IH'; Termed mss i', co"fss.
while a fuii grown dog With a much mar.
length Of the head of a full grown well
developed dos, ~ correct .ize-.measur.n
pitai bone to tn, ie" ~o.1rii.".so1I be from Sesn,
to- inches. the bi,ch's head being pro-
portionately shorter Any measurement, in
sised or long backed specimen. although
occasionsily-so rarely az TO psrtske Of
the nature o, The freak t%:,rie. Of cor.
length. In u we'll balanced head th.r.
:; ..s.S be li,lI' srPa, ,ns %,1s,.nee y
however. the ~forcfacc Ia no;iceably shorter
u amounts TO a fault. the head looking
when tn. eyes are Sc. too hiEh up in the
ekull and too near the ears 81 also amounts
20 a fault. the head being said to have q
EARs-should he small and V shaped
. of moderate thickness, the naps neatly
folded over and dropping forward ciose TO
ths cheeks. The top Inc Of the folded ears
should be VOL above the level OF the
s sasI side of Pf the head TX, n a honnd' se !. u ~
charscteristic Of me terrier, While an ear
which IS senI-erect is stiil more desirable
fair length. fre" from ihroatlness and pre-
Ssnting a graceful curve when viewed from
SHOULDERS when viewed from the
front should slope steoplly downward
from Their jnnctpr" Win the neck TOWARD
viewed from the So" ther should he long,
vel, laid back aud should slope obiian.is
should r. i irSm ps'n'' to no %iJssr,, Th ;a,s
back gives the long fore hand which In
eomSination with a short, back is so de-
Sfrable in terrier or hound.
and not broad. q too mar.
row chest being almost as undesirable ~
very a very broad one. Excessive depth
of chest and hrisS.t is an impediment to
. terrier when going to ground.
BoDY-The back should he short and
level. with n" appe,rInce OF sickness, the
loins muscular and very slightly archsd.
The brisket should be deep, The front ribs
moderately arched and the back ribs deep
and well sprung. The term slackness Is
Immediately behind the wlthers when IL
shows any tendency to dip and also to tho
tanks, when there l. too much space be.
tween the back ribs and the hip bone
When there is too little space between the
a. and the hips The dog is said TO be
lAort In the couplings short coupled OF
100 short in b.tk. provided tina, h. ha.
sufficient length of neck and liberty o.
movement. \ bitch may be slightly Longer
In couplings than a dog.
Observation-Disclosures he strong and
muscular, quite fire.. from droop or crouch
the thighs long and powerful: the stiles
well curved and turned neither In nor out;
the hook Joints Well bent and near the
around: the hooks perfectly upright and
SnrsIlel with earh other when viewed from
&ehind. The worst possible form of hind
quarters consists ofa short second thiEh
and . straight stinc. a combination which
than as Instruments OF propulsion.
0TERN-Should be sci ON rather hi~h
ana carried gayly. but not curled. II
should be OF good strength and substance
and OF fair iength-a hree-auar,er iocked
tail being about right-since IL aYords ,hs
only safe grin when handling workins ter,
Piers. A VERY short taIl is ,ultahle nci,be,
for work nor show.
~LEGS-Niewed from any direction shoult
be straight, tho bone of the forelers .,rour
right down to the feet. The elbows shouis
hang perpendicul,r Ia the hodv vnrLtns
free OF tho sides. both fore and hind lag.
being carried straight forward in ,rayeliips
~FEET-Should he round, conpact ana no,
l%arSe--the pads tough and we'll cushionet
neither in nor out < terrier with 80
shaped forelegs and feet will wear his SsI,
down short by contact with the road sur,