William Wanton Dunnell’s.
Kelso Count.
Origin.—Mentioned in 1800 by Davidson as springing from Tarr, reddish and wire-haired (a bitch), and Pepper (shaggy and light), which shows true terrier blood.
Uses.—An essentially vermin-dog, “dead game;” and when a fox, otter, etc., is to be bolted it is unsurpassed. It is a curious fact that when unearthing its game it generally does its fighting on its back, tearing and scratching its opponent’s throat with tooth and nail.
[*] Scale of Points, Etc.
| Value. | |
|---|---|
| Head | 10 |
| Eyes | 5 |
| Ears | 5 |
| Neck | 5 |
| Body | 20 |
| Tail | 5 |
| Legs and feet | 10 |
| Coat | 15 |
| Color | 5 |
| Size and weight | 10 |
| General appearance | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
Head.—Strongly made and large, with muscles well developed; skull broad between ears, growing less toward eyes; forehead well domed. Head covered with soft, silky hair, not confined to a mere topknot. Cheeks have a gradual taper toward muzzle, which is deep and strong and about 3 inches in length. Muzzle covered with darker hair than topknot, the top part being generally bare for about 1 inch from back of nose, where it is about 1 inch broad. Nose and inside of mouth black or dark-colored. Teeth strong and very large, level in front, the upper ones overlapping the under ones. “Swine mouth” is objectionable, but not so much so as the bulldog mouth. Eyes wide apart, full, large, round, bright, full of determination, set low and prominent, and of a rich, dark hazel. Ears large, pendulous, set well back, wide apart, and low on skull, hanging close to cheek, tapering to a point, the tapering being mostly on the back part. They are covered with soft, straight brown hair (sometimes almost black), with a feather of light hair about 2 inches from tip. The feather does not show, sometimes, till the dog is 2 years old. Leather rather thin. Length of ear 3 to 4 inches.
Neck.—Very muscular and strong, and well set into shoulders.