Modern Dogs. 



breed the black and tan terrier too much of the 

 whippet and Italian greyhound stamp, with tucked- 

 up loins, arched back, and long feet. With such 

 defects, have come round, full, glaring eyes, instead 

 of the smart, piercing, almond-shaped orbs which 

 ought to be part and parcel of every terrier, whether 

 kept as a companion or as a vermin destroyer. 

 Breeders ought at once to check this tendency, 

 which can easily be done by refusing to use such 

 dogs and bitches in their kennels as are likely to 

 perpetuate defects so glaring and mischievous. So 

 recently as the Liverpool Show of 1894, m conversa- 

 tion with an old and successful exhibitor of black 

 and tan terriers, I had my attention drawn to these 

 prevailing weaknesses, although the variety was not 

 well-represented at that exhibition. Unterrier-like 

 specimens, for the most part, took the leading prizes 

 there. 



Our dog-loving cousins in America do not appear 

 to have shown any great affection for the black and 

 tan terrier, nor have the few imported, chiefly by Dr. 

 Foote, of New York, attracted any particular atten- 

 tion when they were benched. Perhaps on the other 

 side of the Atlantic the natives do not possess 

 sufficient knowledge of the breed to fully appreciate 

 the rich colour and correct markings of this, to say 

 the least, peculiar terrier. 



