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on wet days he does not take so much dirt into 

 the house. As to gameness, Jack is as good as 

 his master, but by reason of the denser covering 

 to his skin, the wire-haired can stand the cold, 

 inclement weather of our north country climate 

 better than his cousin ; still, after all, a cross-bred 

 dog is best for the really arduous work required 

 with foxhounds hunting in a mountainous district, 

 and with otter hounds. 



Some old engravers and painters have given us 

 portraits of wire-haired terriers black and tan, blue 

 grizzle and tan, pepper and salt, and of various 

 shades in red and fawn and yellow, as well as of 

 the present time orthodox white and marked with 

 fawn, or black and tan. Modern fancy has deve- 

 loped the black and tan into a new variety, whilst 

 the others, of whole colour, equally useful in every 

 way, have, except in a few instances alluded to 

 later on, gone to the wall. In various districts of 

 North Durham and Yorkshire the wire - haired 

 terriers appear to have been produced in greatest 

 numbers, but Devonshire also had them in the form 

 they were wont to be used by the Rev. John 

 Russell, a name so familiar to every sportsman 

 throughout the many countries where the English 

 language is spoken. The late " Robin Hood," 

 the Field's well-known coursing correspondent, 



