380 British Dogs. 



muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, lOin. ; colour and markings, 

 dark mingle back, tan legs and head, wire haired, tan ears. 



Mr. Joseph Jackson's YOIWUJT Drummer : Age, 16 months ; weight, 

 521b. ; height at shoulder, 23in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 

 36in. ; length of tail, 5in. ; girth of chest, 29in. ; girth of loin, 23in. ; 

 girth of head, 17in. ; girth of arm lin. above elbow, lOin. ; girth of leg 

 lin. below elbow, 7in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 

 9fin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 colour and markings, grizzle back, tan legs. 



CHAPTER XXVIII. THE ABERDEEN TERRIER. 



BY CORSINCON. 



VARIETIES of the dog multiply, and in no class more than in the 

 terriers. At one time " terrier " was the generic name for all and every 

 vermin dog that was used to go to ground, and the name was restricted 

 in its application to dogs so used, as indeed the term implies. 



Now, however, its application has been broadened, and many varieties 

 are included in it that are far from being " earth dogs," their size alone 

 forbidding they should follow even the badger into his " lurking angles, 

 dark dungeons, and close caves," whilst they would scarcely get their 

 head into the holt of the otter, or some of the narrow and tortuous 

 passages in which sly Reynard seeks shelter. Others, again, are so 

 small, soft, and toyish they would not fright a mouse. The Aberdeen 

 terrier is not of either of these kinds, for, although varying in size 

 considerably, none are such small and silken toys as to be out of the 

 working class, and none of them are too big to prevent them doing the 

 real work of the terrier. They are about as ' ' varmint ' ' a looking set 

 as I ever saw, reugh-and-tumble customers, that will stand any work 

 and any weather, however rough, that such a multum in parvo of 

 strength, hardiness, and pluck as a good specimen represents can by the 

 utmost stretch of physical laws be expected to perform. Shorter in the 



