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coat is, the better. On no account should the dog look or 

 feel woolly; and there should be no silky hair about the 

 poll or elsewhere. The coat should not be too long, so as to 

 give the dog a shaggy appearance; but at the same time it 

 should show a marked and distinct difference all over from 

 the smooth species. 



The premier honors in the dog classes of the earliest 

 shows were divided, in the main, between four great Terriers 

 Jock, Trap, Tartar, and Rattler. The first two became 

 celebrated at stud, Jock succeeding principally through 

 the female line, while Trap was successful through both 

 male and female. Both Trap's and Jock's pedigrees are 

 obscure, but their origin as far as deciphered points strongly 

 to the Grove Kennels strain of Terriers; and while white, 

 with but little markings, it was always claimed that black- 

 and-tan blood ran in their veins. 



The combination of these two great dogs gave to the 

 fancy a host of Terriers, which made their mark at stud 

 and on the bench, and which figure to-day in most of 

 the pedigrees of the prize- winning strains. Tyrant, by Old 

 Trap, out of Violet, by Old Jock, was the sire of Chance, 

 who, bred to a daughter of Old Jock, gave to the Terrier 

 world Tricksey, the dam of Brockenhurst Joe and Cham- 

 pion Olive, son and daughter of Belgrave Joe, a Belvoir- 

 bred Terrier. Brockenhurst Joe, who passed his last days 

 in this country, more than any other dog is responsible, 

 through his son Brockenhurst Rally, for the celebrated 

 strain of the Messrs. Clark, of Nottingham. It includes 

 among its enormous list of winners Result, pronounced 

 by competent judges the best Terrier of modern times. 

 Champion Olive produced Pickle II., who, while not a 

 show Terrier, was the sire of more successful brood bitches 

 than any dog in the annals of Fox Terrier breeding. Olive 

 was also the dam of Champion Spice, of whom more later. 



Jock's only descendants in the male line which command 

 our interest to-day was through his grandson Jester II. , 

 the sire of many a good one. While the strain has rather 



