TERRIERS. 



The Scotch Terrier is a rougli-hairecl, quaint-looking animal, always ready 

 for Avork or play, and always pleased to be at the service of its master. It 

 is a capital Dog for those whose perverted taste leads them to hunt rats, or 

 any other kind of " vermin," and is equally good at chasing a fox to earth, 

 and digging him out Avhen he fancies himself in safety. It was in former days 

 largely employed in that most cruel and dastardly pursuit of badger-drawing, 

 in 'which " sport" both the badger and the Dogs w^ere so unmercifully wounded 

 by the teeth of their antagonist, that even the winning Dog w^as often crippled, 

 and the poor badger reduced to a state of sufiering that w^ould touch the heart of 

 any but a hardened follower of these pursuits. 



The quaint-looking Skye Terrier has of late years been much affected by 

 all classes of Dog-owners, and for many reasons desei-ves the popularity which 

 it has obtained. 



When of pure breed the legs are very short, and the body extremely long 

 in proportion to the length of limb ; the neck is powerfully made, Ijiit of 

 considerable length, and the head is also rather elongated, so that the total length of 



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