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terrier, as well as by its own name of the black 

 and tan. The reason for such a fresh nomenclature 

 was by no means obvious, but it remains to this 

 day, and will possibly linger on until this variety of 

 terrier is supplanted by perhaps a more useful but 

 certainly by no means a handsomer dog. 



Great names in connection with (< the black and 

 tan " were those of Mr. Samuel Handley, of 

 Pendleton, near Manchester, of Mr. James Barrow, 

 near Manchester, of Mr. W. Justice, Manchester, 

 and of Mr. R. Ribchester, Ardwick, the latter's 

 Colonel being about the best stud dog of his day, 

 and one of the best bred ones. The pedigrees 

 were very lax at these times before the " Stud Book " 

 was published, and even for long after its publication. 

 Pretty nearly all the sporting publicans and many 

 of the working men of Cottonopolis and its 

 neighbourhood kept and bred these terriers, and from 

 them the best specimens were purchased by Mr. 

 Handley and by others, who in turn resold them to 

 the leading exhibitors. 



To exhibit a black and tan terrier to perfection 

 was one of the "arts" of dog showing. The ears 

 were to be carefully attended to, i.e., any loose or 

 unsightly hairs had to be shaved off, the whiskers 

 were cut, and then there came the general " faking " 

 or trimming, which, if found out, would certainly lead 



