80 D0ME3TICATEi> IIUNTING-DOGS. 



Rattler, and Mr. Whittle's Yorick. The most successful breeders 

 of these have been Mr. Luke Turner and Mr. Gibson, the former 

 having bred Nettle, Olive, and Joe, besides the first bitch puppy at 

 the Lillie Bridge show, while the latter has bred Dorcas, BufFett, 

 Natty, and Boxer. 



I have selected for the engraving, as the best specimen, the dog 

 Bitters, he being, I believe, the nearest of any of the dogs to the 

 requirements of a fox terrier. Bitters won his first prize (under 

 the name of Jock) at Epworth in 1872, and has altogether won 

 nine first and nine second prizes. 



The Bedlington Terrier has long been prized in the north of Eng- 

 land, but until lately it has not been known out of that district 

 It is a very quarrelsome dog, and is said to be of high courage. 

 The body is not very long, the general appearance being somewhat 

 leggy ; head high and narrow, and crowned with a tuft of silky 

 hair like the Dandie ; eyes small, round, and rather sunk ; ears 

 filbert-shaped, long, and hanging close to the cheek ; neck long 

 and slender; legs rather long, but well formed and straight; color 

 liver or sandy, or dark blue,— in the two former cases with a cherry 

 nose, in the latter with a black one. 



The Yorh'ihire Blue Tan, sillcy coated Terrier, is a modem breed 

 altogether, having been almost unknown beyond the neighborhood 

 of n:\lifax until within the last few years. Excepting in color and 

 coat this dog resembles the old English rough terrier, as well as the 

 Scotch, but the silky texture of his coat and his rich blue tan color 

 are the result of careful selection and probably of crossing with the 

 Malte •e. The ears are generally cropped, but if entire should be 

 fine, tliin, and moderately small. The coat should be long, silky 

 in texture, and well parted down the back. The beard is peculi- 

 arly long and falling, being often several inches in length, and of 

 a rich golden tan color. The color must be entirely blue on the 

 back and down to the elbows and thighs, without any mixture of 

 tan or fawn. The logs and muzzle should be a rich golden tan ; 

 the ears being th? same, but of a darker shade. On the top of the 

 skull it becomes lighter and almost fawn. The weight varies from 

 10 lbs. to 18 lbs. 



