(AKC Terrier Group)
Height: 14 to 16 inches.
Size: Medium.
Weight: 28 to 38 pounds (male); 24 to 34 pounds (female).
Availability: May take some effort to find.
Size: Medium.
Weight: 28 to 38 pounds (male); 24 to 34 pounds (female).
Availability: May take some effort to find.
ORIGIN : Great Britain.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
UTILIZATION : Terrier.
GENERAL APPEARANCE : Smooth-coated, well balanced, of
great strength for his size. Muscular, active and agile.
BEHAVIOR AND TEMPERAMENT : Traditionally of
indomitable courage and tenacity. Highly intelligent and affectionate
especially with children. Bold, fearless and totally reliable.
indomitable courage and tenacity. Highly intelligent and affectionate
especially with children. Bold, fearless and totally reliable.
HEAD : Short.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Deep through with broad skull.
Stop : Distinct.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Muzzle : Short foreface.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong, teeth large, with a perfect, regular and
complete scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower
teeth and set square to the jaw.
Lips : Tight and clean.
Cheeks : Very pronounced cheek muscles.
Eyes : Dark preferred but may bear some relation to coat colour.
Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Eye rims dark.
Ears : Rose or half pricked, not large or heavy. Full, drop or pricked
ears highly undesirable.
NECK : Muscular, rather short, clean in outline gradually widening
towards shoulders.
BODY : Close-coupled.
Topline : Level.
Chest : Wide front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs ; muscular and well
defined.
TAIL : Medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather
low. Should not curl much and may be likened to an old-fashioned
pump handle.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, showing no
weakness at the pasterns, from which point feet turn out a little.
Shoulders : Well laid back.
Elbows : No looseness.
HINDQUARTERS : Well muscled. Legs parallel when viewed from
behind.
Stifles : Well bent.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Well padded, strong and of medium size. Nails black in solid
colored dogs.
GAIT/ MOVEMENT : Free, powerfull and agile with economy of
effort. Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear.
Discernible drive from hindlegs.
COAT
HAIR : Smooth, short and close.
COLOR : red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these
colours with white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with
white. Black and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.
SIZE AND WEIGHT : Desirable height at withers : 14-16 ins. (35,5
to 40,5 cm), these heights being related to the weights.
Weight : Dogs : 28-38 lbs (12,7-17 kg).
Bitches : 24-34 lbs (11-15,4 kg)
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Deep through with broad skull.
Stop : Distinct.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : Black.
Muzzle : Short foreface.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong, teeth large, with a perfect, regular and
complete scissor bite, i. e. upper teeth closely overlapping the lower
teeth and set square to the jaw.
Lips : Tight and clean.
Cheeks : Very pronounced cheek muscles.
Eyes : Dark preferred but may bear some relation to coat colour.
Round, of medium size, and set to look straight ahead. Eye rims dark.
Ears : Rose or half pricked, not large or heavy. Full, drop or pricked
ears highly undesirable.
NECK : Muscular, rather short, clean in outline gradually widening
towards shoulders.
BODY : Close-coupled.
Topline : Level.
Chest : Wide front, deep brisket, well sprung ribs ; muscular and well
defined.
TAIL : Medium length, low set, tapering to a point and carried rather
low. Should not curl much and may be likened to an old-fashioned
pump handle.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS :
Legs straight and well boned, set rather wide apart, showing no
weakness at the pasterns, from which point feet turn out a little.
Shoulders : Well laid back.
Elbows : No looseness.
HINDQUARTERS : Well muscled. Legs parallel when viewed from
behind.
Stifles : Well bent.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Well padded, strong and of medium size. Nails black in solid
colored dogs.
GAIT/ MOVEMENT : Free, powerfull and agile with economy of
effort. Legs moving parallel when viewed from front or rear.
Discernible drive from hindlegs.
COAT
HAIR : Smooth, short and close.
COLOR : red, fawn, white, black or blue, or any one of these
colours with white. Any shade of brindle or any shade of brindle with
white. Black and tan or liver colour highly undesirable.
SIZE AND WEIGHT : Desirable height at withers : 14-16 ins. (35,5
to 40,5 cm), these heights being related to the weights.
Weight : Dogs : 28-38 lbs (12,7-17 kg).
Bitches : 24-34 lbs (11-15,4 kg)