84 Modern Dogs. 



London and Birmingham dealers could no doubt 

 produce anything that might be required. 



Owing to the variety of surroundings that I have 

 named, the black and tan terrier is scarcely a 

 dog that can be recommended for the household. 

 Whether there is anything particularly attractive 

 for the dog stealer in him I cannot say, but I have 

 doubts on the matter, for at least three of my 

 friends who resided in suburban London owned very 

 nice black and tan terriers, and sooner or later the 

 three of them rose on three separate mornings 

 and found themselves three dogless individuals. 

 Their " black and tans " had been stolen, nor were 

 they recovered, and one of the three friends, who 

 liked the variety very much indeed, had a second 

 of the strain stolen. So he got an Irish terrier, 

 which remains with him to this day. Possibly 

 the local thieves couple the Irish dogs with Irish 

 politics, and sensibly enough consider them best left 

 alone. 



There are three clubs established to look after the 

 well-being of the black and tan terrier, one arising 

 from the ashes of the original body and established 

 in 1892, and called " The Black and Tan Terrier 

 Club of England," I presume to distinguish it from 

 another club which has its headquarters in Scot- 

 land, and has but recently (1893) been established. 



