. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . TERRIER, Has a mofl acute fmeil, Is generally an attendant on eve-ry pack of Hounds, and is very expert in forcing Foxesor other game out of their coverts. It is the determinedenemy of all the vermin kind; fuch as Weafels, Fou-marts, Badgers, Rats, Mice, Sec. It is fierce, keen, andhardy ; and, in its encounters with the Badger, fome-time meets vi^ith very fevere treatment, which it fuftainswith great courage and fortitude. A well-trained veteranDog frequently proves more than a match for that hard-])Itten animal. There are two
. A general history of quadrupeds : the figures engraved on wood . TERRIER, Has a mofl acute fmeil, Is generally an attendant on eve-ry pack of Hounds, and is very expert in forcing Foxesor other game out of their coverts. It is the determinedenemy of all the vermin kind; fuch as Weafels, Fou-marts, Badgers, Rats, Mice, Sec. It is fierce, keen, andhardy ; and, in its encounters with the Badger, fome-time meets vi^ith very fevere treatment, which it fuftainswith great courage and fortitude. A well-trained veteranDog frequently proves more than a match for that hard-])Itten animal. There are two kinds of Terriers,—the one rough,fliort-legged, long-backed, very ftrong, and mofl com-monly of a black or yellowifli colour, mixed with white jthe other is fmooth, fleek, and beautifully formed, havinga fhorter body, and more fprightly appearance : It is ge-nerally of a reddifli-brown colour, or black, with tannedlegs; and is fimilar. to the rough Terrier in difpofitionand faculties, but inferior in fize, ftrength, and 14^ HISTORY OF THE BEAGLE. Of tliofe Dogs that are kept for the bufinefs of thechafe in this country, the Beagle is the fmalleft, and isonly ufed in hunting the Hare. Although far inferior inpoint of fpeed to that animal, it follows by the exquifite-nefs of its fcent, and traces her footfteps through all hervarious windings with great exa£lnefs and tones are foft and mufical, and add greatly to thepleafures of the chafe.
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