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of Manchester. He developed the most perfect specimens 

 of the breed in his time, and his kennels became so noted 

 that the breed has since been known in England as the 

 "Manchester Terrier." As, however, it was known as the 

 Black and Tan Terrier for a long period before Mr. Handley 

 became prominent, it would be better to go on with the 

 breed with its original name. Among later breeders and 

 exhibitors, Mr. Henry Lacy and Mr. Thomas Ellis have 

 been prominent. 



Among noted dogs that can be found in the pedigrees 

 of most good specimens of the present day, are Saff, 

 Belcher, General, Sir Edward, Burke', Wallis, and General 

 III., and the most noticeable of our present specimens are 

 Lord George, Prince George, Kenwood Queen, Broomfield 

 Turk, Pearl, Vesper, and the subject of my illustration, 

 Meersbrook Maiden. 



The idea that cropping is essential to the breed has done 

 much to retard its way into popular favor. Breeders have 

 given no attention to natural ears, and have rather devel- 

 oped coarse ears that would carry well when cropped. 

 There is no more reason for cropping the Black and Tan 

 than there is for cropping the Fox Terrier, Pug, Bulldog, 

 and other breeds that not many years ago were considered 

 unsightly with their natural ears. It will take some time to 

 breed the natural ears on the Black and Tan, but there will 

 be every inducement for breeders to strive in this direction 

 if owners will be satisfied to put up with and accustom 

 themselves to the uncropped ears, and bench-show judges 

 will follow the example set by the judge of this breed at the 

 New York show of 1890, in giving the uncropped dogs an 

 equal chance, and perhaps showing them more favor than 

 he did the cropped dogs. At all events, a Black and Tan 

 with good natural dropped ears, similar to those of a Fox 

 Terrier, is just as sprightly in appearance as is this Terrier; 

 and once the cropped ears go out of fashion, we will wonder 

 why cropping was ever tolerated. 



It is not surprising that in a breed that has depended so 

 much on marks as has the Black and Tan, it is difficult to 



