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present ceased to be fashionable. In his native country this dog is used to a certain extent 

 as a Pointer in the field, and is said to perform this duty quite well. 



Black-and-Tan Terrier. Of all the pet and toy dogs, this is without doubt the 

 most highly esteemed and attractive. They are remarkably active and intelligent little 

 creatures, are very affectionate, and fond of being petted. These dogs are bred from the 

 diminutive weight of three and a half pounds to fifteen or sixteen, five or six pounds weight 

 being quite common. The small Italian Greyhound has been used in reducing the size of 

 these dogs; they are therefore quite sensitive to the cold, and should be kept warm and com 

 fortable in winter, being provided with the protection of a blanket when out of doors, and a 

 bed and covering at night. These dogs are mainly black, the lower portions of the face, 

 inside of the legs, and feet being tan; the lower part of the breast is also marked with tan, 

 while directly over the inner corner of each eye is a distinct spot of tan nearly circular and 

 about as large as a good-sized pea. The insides of the ears are also more or less marked with 

 tan. In form they much resemble the small Italian Greyhound. We have one of these little 

 dogs that weighs about seven pounds. He is one of the most intelligent animals we ever saw, 

 seeming to understand distinctly all that is said to him, while he expresses his wishes very 

 clearly by his dog talk and other ways of making himself understood. He is ever watchful 

 of all intruders, and suspicious of strangers; but when he has once made up his mind that 

 they are friends of his master and mistress, he treats them as friends. He is very jealous of 

 the cat and other dogs that the mistress bestows any affection upon, and will seek to crowd 

 or pull them aside, and beg to be caressed himself. He will walk all about the room on the 

 tips of his hind toes, sneeze, shake hands, and &quot; speak &quot; when told, and sit up and sing if a 

 person hums a tune for him, his singing being a kind of prolonged howl on a high key. 



He is very courageous, and even impudent to larger dogs, always attacking them if they 

 come upon the premises, and frequently inviting an attack from large dogs that generally 

 trot off without seeming to notice him. These little creatures make excellent watch dogs in 

 giving warning, as they are ever on the alert, and will bark excitedly at the least noise. 

 Some one has well described this most intelligent and affectionate of pets in the following 



lines: 



MY BLACK AND TAN. 



I have a dainty playmate, dear 

 As is none other to me here 



Of my own clan ; 



A brass-girt collar decks his throat, 

 And shines like silk his glossy coat 



Of black and tan. 



Companion of my lonely walks, 

 He trots beside me oft, he talks 



As best he can ; 



Then, wild with sudden glee, will rush 

 And bark defiance at a thrush, 



My black and tan. 



Across his puzzled brain there throng 

 Confused ideas of right and wrong; 

 He has no plan 



Of conduct for his daily guide. 

 The god he worships dwells inside 

 His black and tan. 



You re very human, little friend; 

 I wonder if perchance you end 



Where I began? 



One faithful heart, I know, would ache 

 Were I with life for aye to break, 



Ah! black and tan! 



Maybe we re not so far apart ; 

 Where is the point from which I start 



To be a man? 



Come, shake a paw, and let us think 

 If we can find the missing link, 



My black and tan. 



The Scotch Terrier. There are many varieties of the Scotch Terrier, all of which 

 are active, intelligent, very affectionate, and persistent hunters of rats, mice, and other 

 vermin; in fact they will hunt anything from a fox to a mouse. The principal varieties of 

 this breed of dogs are the Skye, the Rough-haired, Smooth-haired, and the Wire-haired or 

 the Dandy Dinmonts, all differing more or less in size, form, and color. 



