Comment to 'Should the English White Terrier be brought back ?'
  • 'Dude' I think they are very alike- HEAD–Narrow, long and level, almost flat skull, without cheek muscles, wedge-shaped, well filled up under the eyes, tapering to the nose, and not lippy. EYES–Small and black, set fairly close together, and oblong in shape. NOSE–Perfectly black. EARS–Cropped and standing perfectly erect. NECK AND SHOULDERS–The neck should be fairly long and tapering from the shoulders to the head, with sloping shoulders, the neck being free from throatiness, and slightly arched at the occiput. CHEST–Narrow and deep. BODY–Short and curving upwards at the loins, sprung out behind the shoulders, back slightly arched at loins, and falling again at the joining of the tail to the same height as the shoulders. LEGS–Perfectly straight and well under the body, moderate in bone, and of proportionate length. FEET–Feet nicely arched, with toes set well together, and more inclined to be round than hare-footed. TAIL–Moderate length, and set on where the arch of the back ends, thick where it joins the body, tapering to a point, and not carried higher than the back. COAT–Close, hard, short, and glossy. COLOUR–Pure white, coloured marking to disqualify. CONDITION–Flesh and muscles to be hard and firm. WEIGHT–From 12 lb. to 20 lb. I agree the weight is incorrect. The dogs in the picture look heavier, I will ask the breeder their weights.