. Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers . THE SMOOTH-COATED FOX TERRIER,CH. SABINE RECRUIT. Fox Terriers, both wire-haired andsmooth, are also very popular in thiscountry, the former probably moreso at the present time than thelatter, although the smooth is muchmore easily kept, is just as keenand alert, makes a varmint dogthe equal of any, and as a housecompanion has many advantagesover his wire-haired cousin; thelatter is a beautiful dog when hiscoat is kept just right, but if not, heis an abomination. Incidentally it 20 Dogs as Home Companions may be said that it is both a scie
. Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers . THE SMOOTH-COATED FOX TERRIER,CH. SABINE RECRUIT. Fox Terriers, both wire-haired andsmooth, are also very popular in thiscountry, the former probably moreso at the present time than thelatter, although the smooth is muchmore easily kept, is just as keenand alert, makes a varmint dogthe equal of any, and as a housecompanion has many advantagesover his wire-haired cousin; thelatter is a beautiful dog when hiscoat is kept just right, but if not, heis an abomination. Incidentally it 20 Dogs as Home Companions may be said that it is both a scienceand an art to keep the coats of any ofthe broken-haired varieties of ter-riers in good THE WIRE-HAIRED FOX TERRIER,CH. PRIDES HILL TWEAK EM. In temperamental characteristicsthere is little difference, if any, be-tween the smooth and the wire-hairedvarieties, and if the dog is to be keptin the house mostly, perhaps theformer would prove more satisfac-tory. Prices of both of these varietieshave been soaring: here of late, but Suitable Breeds—Terriers 21 this refers only to the show is always possible to procure awaster either because he does notconform to the show standard in thefiner points, is oversize, or for someother reason. The fox terrier, as infact practically all terriers, except thetoy varieties and possibly Bostons,are mens dogs, and they can furnishconsiderable sport if they are trainedon various kinds of varmints. Inthis connection it might be said thatthey take to this class of work veryreadily, as they have been specificallybred for this purpose since the earliestdays. The Irish Terrier, is a wire-coateddog, usually brick red or wheaten incol
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