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A Study
of the Scottish Terrier Published by the Scottish Terrier Club of America |
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A Study of the Scottish Terrier General Appearance Last update - 1/12/02
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The
skull-- should be smooth with no prominences or depressions and the cheeks
should be flat and clean. The muzzle should be approximately equal to the
length of skull with only a slight toper to the nose. The muzzle should be well
filled in under the eye, with no evidence of snipiness. A correct Scottish
Terrier muzzle should fill an average man's hand.
Looking at the dog head-on, the width of the skull should be slightly narrower than the length of the skull. If the dog has an 8" head, the ideal skull should be 4" long and about 3 5/8" wide. The muzzle should taper just slightly toward the nose. There should also be good fill-in beneath the eyes. The nose should be black, regardless of coal color, and of good size, projecting somewhat over the mouth and giving the impression that the upper jaw is longer than the lower. |
The projection of the nose at the end
of the muzzle is one of the features that distinguishes the Scottie from the
Cairn and the Westie, both of which have blunt muzzles. The opposite drawing of
an early Scottish Terrier champion clearly illustrates the correct nose. Some,
but not all, Scottish Terriers have "winter" noses, that is, their noses loose
pigment in the winter time. The standard, however, requires a black nose,
regardless of coat color. A correct Scottish Terrier muzzle should fill an average man's hand. The nose should be black, regardless of coat color, and of good size, projecting somewhat over the mouth and giving the impression that the upper jaw is longer than the lower. The teeth should be large and evenly spaced, having either a scissor or level bile, the former preferred. The jaw should be square, level and powerful. Undershot or overshot bites should be penalized.
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