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of the increased speed of our hounds, is now dispensed with, and 

 the old fox-terrier is out of date, or is only kept for the purpose 

 of destroying ground vermin, such as the rat or the weasel, or aa 

 a companion" to man, for which purpose his fidelity and tracta- 

 bility make him peculiarly fitted. Terriers are now usually di- 

 vided into eight kinds :-lst, the old English Terrier; 2d, the 

 Scotch; 3d, the Dandle Dinmont; 4th, the Skye ; 5th, the Fox 



Fior. 11. — ^ENGLISH TERRIER, BELCHER. 



Terrier; Gth, the Bedlington; 7th, the Halifax Blue Tan ; and 8th, 

 the Modern Toy Terriers of various kinds. 



The English Terrier is a smooth-haired dog, weighing from about 

 6 to 10 lbs. His nose is very long and tapering neatly off, the jaw 

 being slightly overhung, with a high forehead, narrow flat skull, 

 strong muscular jaw, and small bright eye, well set in the head; 

 ears when entire are short and slightly raised, but not absolutely 

 pricked, turning over soon after they leave the head. When 



