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Scale of Points
Scale of points were a very popular way of describing a breed through much of he late 19th and early 20th centuries.  They were not peculiar only to breed standards either, but were also included in general discussions and description found in books of all stripes.  Here is a sample of how some writers and/or breed standard have instructed breeders and judges to assign value:


Breed Standard adopted by the Black and Tan Terrier Club of England (circa 1893)
Scale of Points
Head
Eyes
Ears
Legs
Feet
Body
Tail
Colour and Markings
General Appearance (including terrier quality)
Grand Total:
20
10
5
10
10
10
5
15
15
100


Hugh Dalziel (circa 1873)
Points Of Black And Tan Terrier

Head  5
Jaws and Teeth  5
Eyes  5
Ears  5
Total:  20
Neck and shoulders  10
Chest  10
Loin  10
Legs and feet  10
Total:  40
Coat  5
Colour  25
Tail  5
Symmetry  5
Total:  40

The Dogs of the British Islands (1872)
Value of Points of the Black-tan Terrier

Colour  15
Coat  5
Markings  20
Total:  40
Head  25
Eye  5
Neck  5
Total:  35
Chest  5
Shoulders  5

Total:  10
Feet & legs  5


Total:  5
     Loins  5
        Tail  5

     Total:  10

Total:  100

From: A Manual of Toy Dogs by Mrs. Leslie Williams (1904)
Scale of Points
Head
Eyes
Ears
Legs
Feet
Body
Tail
Colour and Markings
General Appearance (including terrier quality)
Total:
20
10
5
10
10
10
5
15
15
100


The Dog: In Health and Disease (1887)
The points of the black and tan terrier are as follows:

Head
Jaws and teeth
Eyes
Ears
Neck and shoulders
Chest
Loin
Legs
Feet
Coat
Colour
Tail
Symmetry
Total:
5
5
5
5
10
10
10
5
5
5
25
5
5
100


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