Color: White muzzle, collar, neck, chest and tip of tail; the head, body
and tail are orange, tawny, yellow, black, grizzle or brindle, but never
brown.
Height: 21 in.
Weight: 40 lbs.
This is a lightly made, elegant dog, with head lean, long and narrow,
occipital bone not prominent, and “stop” slightly developed. The eyes
are bright with a friendly expression. Ears long, broad, flat and round
at the tips. Fairly light in body, which is well developed in comparison
to the head. Stern long, rather thick, tapering point and well covered
with long hair, and carried downwards with a slight upwards. The coat is
long for a smooth-coated dog and is very dense and hard.
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WIRE-COATED GERMAN TERRIER
(Schnanzer or Rattler)
Color: Pepper and salt, iron-gray, silver-gray, dull black with yellow
or tan markings on head and legs, rust-yellow and gray-yellow. A bright
red is objectionable.
Height: 18 in.
Weight: 28 lbs.
This is a strongly built cobby dog, of a rather nervous temperament, yet
he is gay, watchful, very intelligent and courageous, without being
quarrelsome. He is a first rate rat dog. The head is strong, fairly
long, with a flat skull rather narrow between the ears, and the occiput
is well developed. The ears are set on high and are cropped with rounded
tips. The oval eyes convey an intelligent and vivacious expression, with
eyebrows well developed and covered with rough upstanding hair. His back
is strong and straight and rather flat sided in rib. The tail is set on
high, is docked very short and if a bob-tail is much appreciated. The
coat is as hard, rough and wiry as possible, of the stand-off variety
and though it is shorter on the head, it is not softer. On the muzzle we
find a characteristic short beard and whiskers.
This breed has worked himself into popular favor in Germany by his
indefatigable industry as a worker and as a good friend of the horse,
hence he is much appreciated in the stable. Certainly he is very
intelligent, a very apt pupil, as quick as lightning in his movements
and unfailing in his fidelity, courage, endurance and muscular strength.
He is a rare good dog for bad weather purposes.