The Smooth Fox Terrier is one of the gentlemen of the canine race, being clean built, smart, and brimful of quality. Few breeds are more universally popular, and good specimens are worth a great deal of money. For the best, £500, or even more, is not considered excessive. There is a vast difference between the aristocrat and the commoner. The Smooth Fox Terrier a good one is put together on the lines of a weight-carrying hunter, having bone and strength in a small compass, without clumsiness or coarseness. Legs must be of the right length neither too long nor too short.
Though Smooth Fox Terrier his back is short, straight and strong, he stands over a lot of ground, and he should be up on his toes all the time, full of fire and dash, with stern carried gaily. A listless Terrier with the manner of a lapdog is an abomination. He should be big enough to run with hounds, and small enough to go to ground. Weight should be approximately 15 lb. to 17 lb. for a bitch and 16 lb. to 18 lb. for a dog, in show condition.
Contrast the head with that of a common Terrier. The Smooth Fox Terrier skull is flat, instead of rounded, moderately narrow, and gradually decreasing in width to the eyes. The jaws are strong and muscular, instead of short and pointed. The Smooth Fox Terrier small, dark eyes are rather deep set. The front legs are dead straight, showing scarcely any ankle, and strong in bone. Feet small, round and compact; coat smooth, hard, dense and abundant.
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