THE BULL-TERRIER. 509 
antagonist, will make the best of his way from the spot; or if the rat should turn to bay, 
the Dog will usually scamper off and decline the combat. The celebrated rat-killing 
Terriers, of whose feats so much has been said, were all indebted for their valour to an 
infusion of the bull-dog blood, which gives the requisite courage without detracting from 
the shape of the Dog, or adding too much to its size. Of these bull-terrier Dogs, more 
will be said in their place. 
The colour of the pure English Terrier is generally black and tan, the richness of the 
two tints determining much of the animal’s value. The nose and the palate of the Dog 
ought to be always s black, and over each eye is a small patch of tan colour. The tail 
ought to be rather long and very fine, and the legs as light as is consistent with 
strength. 
The ScorcH TERRIER is a rough-haired, quaint- -looking animal, always ready for work 
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 kind of “vermin,” and is equally 
good at chasing a fox to earth, and digging him out again when he fancies himself in 
safety. Tt was in former days largely employed in that most cruel and dastardly pursuit 
of badger-drawing, in which « sport” both the ba:lger and the Dogs were so unmercifully 
wounded by the teeth of their antagonist, that even the winning Dog was often crippled, 
and the poor badger reduced to a state of suffering that would touch the heart of any but 
a hardened follower of these pursuits. 
The colour of the Scotch Terrier is generally the same as that of the English Dog, 
saving that the black and tan tints are often besprinkled with grey, so as to give that 
peculiar modification of colouring which is popularly known by the name of “pepper- 
and-salt.” 
There is a peculiar breed of the Scotch Terrier which is called the Dandie Dinmont, 
in honour of the character of that name in Scott's “Guy Mannering.” These Dogs are of 
two colours ; one a light brown with a reddish tinge, termed “mustard,” and the other a 
bluish-grey on the body and tan on the legs, denominated “pepper.” These little animals 
are very courageous ; although they often exhibit no proofs of their bold nature until they 
have passed the age of two years, appearing until that time to be rather cowardly than 
otherwise. This conduct is supposed to be occasioned by their gentle and affectionate 
disposition. The legs of this variety of Terrier are short in proportion to the length of the 
body, the hair is wiry and abundant, and the ears are large, hanging closely over the sides 
of the head. 
The BULL-TERRIER unites in itself the best qualifications of the sporting Dogs, being 
very intelligent, apt at learning, delicate of nose, quick of eye, and of indomitable courage. 
In size it is s extremely variable, some specimens being among the smallest of the canine 
tribes, while others measure as much as twenty inches in height. In this Dog it is quite 
unnecessary to have equal parts of the bull-dog and the Terrier ; for in that case the 
progeny is sure to be too heavily made about the head and jaws, and not sufficiently docile 
to pay instant and implicit obedience to the commands of its master. Until these points 
are removed, the Terrier cross should be continued, so as to restore the light, active form of 
the Terrier, together with its habit of ready obedience, while the courageous disposition 
remains. Indeed, the most ferocious Dogs, and the hardest fighters, are generally the 
immediate offspring of the bull-dog and Terrier, and are often erroneously described 
under the name of the former animal. 
How entirely the external form of the bull-dog can be eradicated, while its dauntless 
courage remains intact, is shown in the graceful little Terriers which are used for 
rat- killing, and which are formed on the most delicate model. 
The endurance and gallantry of these little creatures are so great that they will permit 
several rats, each nearly as large as themselves, to fix upon their lips without flinching in 
the least, or giving any indications of suffering, Yet the badly-bred Dog will yell with 
pain if even a mouse should inflict a bite upon this sensitive portion of its frame, ‘and will 
refuse to face its little enemy a second time. One of these highly bred animals, which 
