. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE BLACK-AND-TAN TERRIER. 327 opinion, inasmuch as a rather heavy ear, if carried pretty erect, was the best material to work upon, and from vvhich to produce the long, fine, and upright, or " pricked " effect which was looked upon as being the correct thing in a cropped dog ; hence it followed that no care was taken to select breeding stock likely to produce the small, semi-erect, well-carried, and
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE BLACK-AND-TAN TERRIER. 327 opinion, inasmuch as a rather heavy ear, if carried pretty erect, was the best material to work upon, and from vvhich to produce the long, fine, and upright, or " pricked " effect which was looked upon as being the correct thing in a cropped dog ; hence it followed that no care was taken to select breeding stock likely to produce the small, semi-erect, well-carried, and thin ears re- quired to-day, consequently when the edict forbidding the use of scissors came into force there were very few small- eared dogs to be found. It has taken at least ten or a dozen years to eradi- cate the mischief, and even yet the cure is not complete, although the difficulty has, to a great extent, been overcome, for the majority of the ex- hibits at the principal shows are as nearly correct as may reasonably be expected. Still, prejudice will pre- vail, and it would be futile to indulge the hope of any immediate prospect of greater partiality being shown to the breed by those who are unde- cided as to what variety is most suitable to start with in the exhi- bition world. Another factor which has had a bad effect is the belief, which has be- come much too prevalent, that a great deal of " faking " has been practised in the past, and that it has been so cleverly performed as to deceive the most observant judge, whereby a very artificial standard of qualitv has been obtained. Worse still, it is thought to be almost impossible to win the best prizes even now without adopting unfair means in the preparation of these dogs for show ; and this notwithstanding the stringency of the Kennel Club regulations now in force. As a matter of fact, this prejudice is quite unreasonable; no dogs are more easily kept in proper condition; besides, their dark colour does not
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