. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE UOG 15. Modern T\1'1-;s of Fox â |"i-:rkikks, Haiiucd axd Wih\' Hairicd suited in form to subterranean work tlian the bassets, for instance. Consequently the fox terrier now contents himself with rats and mice, which he attacks furious!)-, to the de- light of amateur sportsmen. The breeding of these terriers with smooth hair and wiry hair has been carried on extensively, espe daily in England, and fabulous sums are given for the
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. THE UOG 15. Modern T\1'1-;s of Fox â |"i-:rkikks, Haiiucd axd Wih\' Hairicd suited in form to subterranean work tlian the bassets, for instance. Consequently the fox terrier now contents himself with rats and mice, which he attacks furious!)-, to the de- light of amateur sportsmen. The breeding of these terriers with smooth hair and wiry hair has been carried on extensively, espe daily in England, and fabulous sums are given for the best specimens, which often win first prizes and are exported from time to time to Euro[5ean countries or to America, where they become the founders of new families. For such competitive ani- mals special account must be taken of the bones, and of the sym metry of the body, the head, and the paws, though even here there is great difference of taste. The prize-winning fox terrier of to-day differs in essential points from the one of five or six years ago. The nose must be decidedly black, but less importance is now attached to the distribution of white, which is, of course, the dominant color, and to the black, which may now form spots around the eyes, on the ears, the tail, and along the back. A fox terrier must be neither brown nor. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Voogt, Gos de, 1863-1918; Wormeley, Katharine Prescott; Burkett, Charles William, 1873- ed. Boston, Ginn & Company
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