on photo our Stud dog:

Ch.Stanley of The-Tam-O'Shanter-Land

All the Terriers of Scotland stand on very short legs, being used to tackling foxes amid the tumbled masses of rocks in which they fing refuge. The Scottish Terrier was one of the first to receive the attention of scientific breeders who have succeeded in producing a very attractive little fellow. He is powerfully built for a Terrier of compact formation. The shortness of the coat makes him appear somewhat higher on the leg than is actually the case. The head should be long, without being out of proportion to the size of the dog; eyes almond-shaped, dark and fairly wide apart; ear neat, of fine texture, pointed and erect. Neck of moderate length, muscular, and set into a long sloping shoulder, chest fairly broad and hung between the forelegs which must not be out at elbows nor placed under the body. The body has well-rounded ribs which flatten to a deep chest, and the back proportionately short and very muscular. In general the top line of the body should be straight and level. In the back legs the hocks should be bent and the thighs very muscular; feet of good size and well-padded. The tail is never docked. The coat is rather short, being about 2 inches long, very hard and wiry in the texture and dense all over the body. Colours black, wheaten or brindle of any color. The ideal weight is 19 to 23 lb, the height 10 to 11 inches. They are excellent house dogs and thoroughly good sports.