22 Modern Dogs. 



A more modern strain to which I have drawn atten- 

 tion is the extremely varmint-looking, short-legged, 

 wire-haired terrier, which Mr. Cowley (in Hertford- 

 shire) has taken and is still taking such pains to 

 cultivate, and I believe that these three varieties 

 if you like are, for working purposes, equal to any- 

 thing that can be obtained at the time I write. 

 Whether they are handsome will be seen from the 

 illustrations. 



The terrier is a charming dog as a companion, 

 and if he is nicely brought up and trained, even the 

 bull terrier, which has obtained a reputation as a 

 fighting dog, will be found as faithful, cleanly, and 

 quiet as the long-coated, diminutive Yorkshire terrier; 

 indeed, if anyone requires a good house dog, he 

 will not go astray if he procures a terrier any of 

 the several varieties which I have endeavoured to 

 describe in the following chapters. 



