_Colour._--Sandy, liver, dark blue, blue and tan, liver and tan.
_Nose._--If dark blue, or blue and tan, the nose should be black, but when liver-coloured, sandy, or liver and tan, then the nose ought to correspond, being either liver, or flesh-coloured.
_Coat._--Hard in texture, standing well off the body. A great deal of trimming is necessary to get Bedlingtons fit for the show bench.
_Skull._--Narrow, but should have a good dome on it, with a silky "top-knot" or "crown." From the eyes to nose, face ought to be long, and rather narrow.
The jaw to be long and the lips tight-fitting, free from flew. Strong, level teeth.
Small, deeply-sunk, keen-looking eyes, moderate-sized ears, carried flat on cheeks, and covered with soft hair, are typical of the Bedlington.
The neck should be long, well set up, and strongly muscled.
_Body._--This is moderately long, deep at the chest, and slender at the waist.
_Tail._--Long, tapering, thick at "set-on," feathered on under surface, and the carriage of it reminds one, somewhat of the Setter.
_Limbs and Quarters._--To be of medium length, straight and strong.
Sometimes spoken of as the "Die-hard," a name said to have been given to them by George, Earl of Dumbarton, owing to the pluck of a pack owned by him.
The title is certainly not a misnomer, these little Terriers of Highland descent still having the gameness of their ancestors, though many of them at the present time are only used as ladies' companions.
The terms "Aberdeen" and "Scottish" Terrier are--or should be--synonymous, though an inferior specimen of a "Scottie" has, and is, frequently sold to the unwary as an "Aberdeen." Another name is that of "Cairn" Terrier, which speaks for itself, these dogs having been expressly bred for hunting in the cairns, or spaces amongst heaps of rocks, etc.
[Illustration: SCOTTISH TERRIER DOG CHAMPION HYNDMAN THISTLE.]
[Illustration: A TRIO OF SCOTTISH TERRIERS (Property of Mr M'CANDLISH).]
Owing to their small size, they are admirably adapted for such purposes. Some will retrieve and take well to water; are good companions, and active house dogs. They are very hardy, consequently puppies are not difficult to rear, and fair specimens of the last-named can be had at two and three guineas apiece.