68O MANUAL OF MODERN FARRIERY 



Colonel Smith is of opinion that the beagle is the 

 same as the brachet of the Middle Ages ; and thinks 

 it the only species of long-eared dog known in the 

 West during the Roman empire, and noticed by 

 Oppian under the name of Agassus. 



THE TERRIER. 



It is now impossible to trace from what stock the 

 terrier has emanated ; but possessing as he does so 

 many peculiar characteristics, one would be tempted 

 to consider him a primitive race. There are several 

 distinct varieties of terriers, but all of them possessing 

 the same inherent properties and propensities. For 

 many ages distinct breeds of this kind have been 

 maintained in purity, by the assiduity of careful 

 breeders. 



Although the pure terrier is a dog of small 

 stature, he is possessed of wonderful strength and 

 courage. The rough-haired, or Scotch-terrier of the 

 pure breed, seldom exceeds twelve or fourteen inches 

 in height. His body is strong and muscular, his legs 

 short and stout, his ears small and half-pricked ; his 

 head rather large in proportion to his body ; and the 

 muzzle considerably pointed ; and possessing a most 

 exquisite sense of smell, which enables him to trace 

 the footsteps of other animals with unerring certainty. 

 His colour for the most part sandy, and in some black. 

 If white or pied, it is a sure mark of impurity of the 

 breed. The hair is rather long, matted, and hard, 

 over almost every part of his body. 



There are three distinct varieties of the Scotch 

 terrier : viz., the ordinary kind above described ; that 

 of the Isle of Sky, with long, somewhat flowing hair, 

 the body long, and the legs short, and bent inwards 

 at the knees. This kind is somewhat larger than the 



