The Smooth Fox Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog

By Read Books Ltd.

The Smooth Fox Terrier - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers together all the best early writing on the breed from our library of scarce, out-of-print antiquarian books and documents and reprints it in a quality, modern edition. This anthology includes chapters taken from a comprehensive range of books, many of them now rare and much sought-after works, all of them written by renowned breed experts of their day. These books are treasure troves of information about the breed - The physical points, temperaments, and special abilities are given; celebrated dogs are discussed and pictured; and the history of the breed and pedigrees of famous champions are also provided. The contents were well illustrated with numerous photographs of leading and famous dogs of that era and these are all reproduced to the highest quality. Books used include: My Dog And I by H. W. Huntington (1897), The Dog Book by James Watson (1906), Hutchinson's Dog Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson (1935) and many others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Read Books Ltd.
• Release date: Sep 7, 2016
• ISBN: 9781473352759

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August Belmont’s.

CHAMPION BLEMTON VICTOR II.

THE TERRIER (FOX, SMOOTH-COATED).

ORIGIN.—Evidently a very judicious cross between a beagle and a bull-terrier.

USES.—Essentially a vermin-dog of the highest order, and capable of worrying a fox when it has taken to earth. It is used by the operatives in some parts of England for coursing rabbits.

* THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THE HEAD, BODY, ETC.

SCALE OF POINTS BY RAWDON B. LEE.

HEAD.—Skull flat, moderately narrow, gradually decreasing in width to eyes. Not much stop, but there should be more dip in profile between forehead and top jaw than in the greyhound. Cheeks must not be full. Ears V-shaped, small, of moderate thickness, drooping forward close to cheek, not hanging by side of head. Jaws strong and muscular, of fair punishing strength. There should not be much falling away below eyes. This part of head should be moderately chiseled out, but not like a wedge. Nose tapering and black. Eyes dark, small, rather deep set, full of fire and intelligence; nearly circular in shape. Teeth nearly level.

NECK.—Clean, muscular, without throatiness, of fair length, and gradually widening to shoulders.

SHOULDERS AND CHEST.—Shoulders long and sloping, well laid back, clearly cut at withers; chest deep and not broad.

BACK.—Short, straight, and strong, with no appearance of slackness.

LOINS.—Powerful and very slightly arched. Fore ribs moderately arched; back ribs deep. The dog should be well ribbed up.

HIND QUARTERS.—Strong, muscular, quite free from droop or crouch; thighs long and powerful; hocks near the ground.

STERN.—Set on rather high, carried gaily, but not over back or curled; of good strength, anything approaching a pipe-stopper tail being especially objectionable.

LEGS.—Straight, showing little or no appearance of ankle in front; strong in bone, short and straight in pastern. Both fore and hind legs carried straight forward in traveling; stifles not turning outward; elbows perpendicular to the body.

FEET.—Round, compact, not large; soles hard and tough; toes moderately arched, and turned neither in nor out.

COAT.—Smooth, flat, hard, dense, and abundant. Belly and under side of thighs should not be bare.

COLOR.—White should predominate; brindle, red, or liver markings are objectionable.

SYMMETRY, SIZE, AND CHARACTER.—The dog must present a generally gay, lively, and active appearance. Bone and strength in a small compass, but this does not 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 must on no account be leggy, nor must it be too short in leg. It should stand like a cleverly made hunter, covering a lot of ground, yet with a short back.

WEIGHT is not a certain criterion of a terrier’s fitness for its work; general shape, size, and contour are the main points; it should not scale over 20 pounds in show condition.

TRIANON

KENNELS

AT STUD.

THE CELEBRATED

Smooth

Fox

Terrier

Prisoner,

winner of numerous first and special prizes in England, Canada, and the United States. For Catalog, Stud Cards, etc., address

B. S. HORNE, PITTSBURG, PA.

Mr. G. M. Carnochan’s (Riverdale-on-the-Hudson, N. Y.)

CHAMPION CLAUDE DUVAL

THE SMOOTH-COATED FOX TERRIER

Origin.—Evidently a very judicious cross between a Beagle and a Bull terrier.

Uses.—It is essentially a vermin dog of the very highest order and capable of worrying a fox when it has taken to earth. It is used by the mill operatives in some parts of England for coursing rabbits.

*STANDARD.

Head.—Skull flat and moderately narrow, and gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. Not much stop should be apparent but there should be more dip in the profile between the forehead and top jaw than is seen in the case of a Greyhound. Cheeks must not be full.

Ears.—V-shaped and small, of moderate thickness, and drooping forward close to the cheek, not hanging by the side of the head like a Foxhound’s.

Jaws.—Upper and lower, strong and muscular; of fair punishing strength but not so in any way to resemble the Greyhound or modern English terrier. There should not be much falling away below the eyes. This part of the head should, however, be moderately chiseled out, so as not to go down in a straight slope like a wedge.

Nose.—Toward which the muzzle must gradually taper, should be black.

Eyes.—The eyes and rims should be dark in color, small and rather deep set, full of fire and life and intelligence, and as nearly as possible circular shape.

Teeth.—As nearly as possible together, i. e. the upper teeth on the outside of the lower teeth.

Neck.—Clean and muscular, without throatiness, of fair length, and gradually widening to the shoulders.

Shoulders.—Long and sloping, well laid back, fine at the points, and clearly cut at the withers.

Chest.—Deep and broad.

Back.—Short, straight and strong, with no appearance of slackness.

Loin.—Very powerful and very slightly arched. Fore ribs moderately arched, the back ribs deep, and the dog should be well ribbed up.

Hind-quarters.—Strong and muscular, quite free from droop or crouch; thighs long and powerful; hocks near the ground, the dog standing well up on them like a Foxhound, and not straight in the stifle.

Stern.—Set on rather high and carried gaily, but not over the back or curled. It should be of good strength, anything approaching a pipe-stopper tail being especially objectionable.

Legs.—Viewed in any direction must be straight, showing little or no appearance of ankle in front. Strong in bone throughout, short and straight in pastern. Both fore and hind-legs should be carried straight forward in traveling, the stifles not turning outward. Elbows should hang perpendicularly to the body, working free of the sides.

Feet.—Round, compact, and not large, the soles hard and tough; the toes moderately arched and turned neither in nor out.

Coat.—Smooth, flat, but hard, dense and abundant. Belly and under side of the thighs should not be bare.

Color.—White should predominate; brindle, red or liver markings are objectionable. Otherwise this point is of little or no importance.

Symmetry, Size and Character.—The dog must present a generally gay, lively, 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