The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE TEBRIBE. 69 of the increased speed of our hounds, is now dispensed with, and the old fox-terrier is out of date, or is only kept for the purpose of destroying ground vermin, such as the rat or the weasel, or as a companion to man, for which purpose his fidelity and tracta- bility make him peculiarly fitted. Terriars are now usually di- vided into eight kinds:—1st, the old English Terrier; 3d, the Scotch; 3d, the Dandle Diaaiont; 4th, thj Skye; 5th, the Fox Fig. ll.~ENGL
The dogs of Great Britain, The dogs of Great Britain, America, and other countries dogsofgreatbrita01wals Year: 1919 THE TEBRIBE. 69 of the increased speed of our hounds, is now dispensed with, and the old fox-terrier is out of date, or is only kept for the purpose of destroying ground vermin, such as the rat or the weasel, or as a companion to man, for which purpose his fidelity and tracta- bility make him peculiarly fitted. Terriars are now usually di- vided into eight kinds:—1st, the old English Terrier; 3d, the Scotch; 3d, the Dandle Diaaiont; 4th, thj Skye; 5th, the Fox Fig. ll.~ENGLISH TERRIER, BELCHER. Terrier; Gth, the Bedlington; 7th, the Halifax Blue Tan; and 8th th3 Mocbrn Toy Terriers of various kinds. The English Terrier is a smooth-haired dog, weighing from about b to 10 lbs. His nose is very long and tapering neatly off, the jaw oemg slightly overhung, with a high forehead, narrow flat skull strong muscular jaw, and small bright eye, well set in the head' ears when entire are short and slightly raised, but not absolutely pncked, turning over soon after they leave the head. When
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