Color: Jet black. A white, short frill is not disqualified but is not
desirable. Other colors—liver, lemon, red or any of these colors with
white or tan or both.
Height: 12 in.
Weight: 25 lbs.
This dog should be shaped like a setter in miniature, but he is more
merry and alert in expression and behavior. It is essential that he
should combine small size with great activity. The skull is fairly long
and forehead raised. Color of eyes varies according to the color of the
coat, but should always be mild in expression. The ears are of moderate
size, broad rather than long and fairly well covered with hair. His neck
is long, clean, arched, and muscular, with well developed body and very
strong hind quarters. The stern is docked, carried downwards, and has a
perpetually vibrating movement, a sort of restless quivering, peculiar
to his breed. The coat is smooth or slightly wavy, very dense but not
very long.
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FOX TERRIER
(Smooth Coated)
Color: White should predominate; brindle, red or liver markings are
objectionable.
Height: 16 in.
Weight: 20 lbs.
This dog generally presents a gay, lively and active appearance. He must
also possess speed and endurance, and the symmetry of an English
Foxhound. He must on no account be leggy, and like a well built hunter
cover plenty of ground without being long in the body. The skull is flat
and moderately narrow, ears V-shaped and small, dropping forward close
to the cheek, jaws strong and muscular. Eyes dark in color, small, full
of fire and intelligence, neck clean and muscular without throatiness,
chest deep but not broad, and the back should be short, straight and
strong. His legs viewed in any direction must be straight, well boned
throughout, and short and straight at the pasterns. His feet should be
round and compact, tail set on rather high, always docked, and carried
gaily, but not over the back or curled, and should be well coated. His
coat is straight, flat, smooth, hard, dense and abundant.
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FOX TERRIER
(Wire-haired)
This variety is identical with the smooth-coated Fox Terrier, except in
the matter of coat, which should be broken, and the harder and more wiry
the texture the better. On no account should it look or feel woolly or
silky. The coat should not be too long so as to give him a shaggy
appearance.
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