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THE CARNIVORES 



Irish Terrier 



pile of a woolly nature, and furnished, like that of the otterhound, with a certain 

 amount of oil, so as to resist the action of the water." 



The rough Irish terrier, which seems of late years to have replaced 

 the old Scotch terrier, is a rather large dog, varying in weight from 

 seventeen to twenty-five pounds, with a hard, rough, and wiry coat, having no tendency 

 to curl. The most-admired color is bright reddish bay, usually termed " red," but 

 it may vary through different shades of brown and yellow to gray. The tail is gen- 

 erally cut, but if kept entire should curve. Great importance is attached to the form 



TERRIERS. 

 (One-sixth natural size.) 



of the head, which should be long and rather narrow, without any wrinkles or hol- 

 low between the eyes. When uncut, the ears should be small, filbert shaped, and 

 lying close to the head without any fringe of hair, and rather darker in color than 

 the head. The small eyes should be hazel, and the nose black. The rough terriers, 

 figured in the illustration, belong to a breed known as the Welsh terrier. 



Skye Terrier Very different to either of the above is th e long-bodied, short-legged, 



and long-haired Skye terrier, of which there are two distinct breeds, 



distinguished by the form of their ears and the proportionate length of the body. 



