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TERRIER BREEDS

AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER: Ears cropped or uncropped, the latter preferred. Uncropped ears should be short and held rose or half price. Full drop to be penalized.

STANDARD MANCHESTER TERRIER: Correct ears for the Standard variety are either the naturally erect ear, the cropped ear or the button ear. No preference is given to any of the ear types. The naturally erect ear, and the button ear, should be wider at the base tapering to pointed tips, and carried well up on the skull. Wide, flaring, blunt tipped or "bell" ears are a serious fault. Cropped ears should be long, pointed and carried erect.

        TOY MANCHESTER TERRIER: Ear cropping is a
       disqualification.

MINIATURE SCHNAUZER: Ears, when cropped, are identical in shape and length, with pointed tips. They are in balance with the head and not exaggerated in length. They are set high on the skull and carried perpendicularly at the inner edges, with as little bell as possible along the outer edges. When uncropped, the ears are small and V-shaped, folding close to the skull.

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