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of his having been bred with great care, but for work, pri- 

 marily, in connection with well established and conducted 

 packs of Foxhounds in England, ranking as a necessary 

 adjunct of the hunt, down to the middle of the present 

 century. At this time the country was rapidly becoming 

 more open, the pace growing very much faster, and the 

 chase and preservation of the fox much more artificial. In 

 consequence, the little Fox Terrier's vocation seems to be 

 on the wane and his future in doubt. 



At the end of this the second period of his history, we 

 find him suddenly, about 1863, attracting the attention of 



FOX TERRIER PUPPIES. 



the general public at the then "budding dog shows of Bir- 

 mingham, Leeds, Manchester, and other midland and 

 northern cities. 



He is immediately taken up by the fancier, and from 

 that time begins the third and great period of his history, 

 with all its modern adjuncts noble lineage, jealous and 

 active competition among his patrons, research and study 

 of the past for evidences of his royal blood, prominence in 

 the sporting prints of the day, and later, journals and mag- 

 azines especially devoted to his interests. An insatiable 

 demand springs up for him from every quarter, resulting 

 in most princely prices being paid, and, last but not least, 



