202 Modern Dogs. 



existence. These were owned by cottiers in the 

 small towns and villages. I noticed that the 

 majority of such dogs had a few grey or black 

 hairs in their coats, but as a rule they were inclined 

 to be a light red in colour and very hard in texture ; 

 the ears are also larger as a rule than is fashionable 

 in England, but well carried. 



" At a small public house near Sion Mills, Stra- 

 bane, is an Irish terrier dog, now 16 years of age, 

 not at all the fashionable type, as he is very low on 

 the leg and rather thick in front, but he has a 

 charming head, with a most intelligent expression, 

 and a good pair of ears. Wherever the Irish terrier 

 may have got his type, there is no denying his real 

 native expression and general characteristics, which 

 have made him so popular in England. 



" The foundations of the present generation of 

 show terriers are nearly all descended from Mr. 

 Waterhouse's Killiney Boy, and it is a difficult 

 matter to find one that has not some drop of his 

 blood in his veins. The red or yellow are now con- 

 sidered the correct colour, and the dark puppies are 

 usually destroyed, but as the dam of Killiney Boy was 

 a rough black and tan, colour is merely a question of 

 fashion. When red puppies are born in the same 

 litter as black and tans, the former are nearly always 

 a good bright red ; but the black and tan have the 



