164 The Fox Terrier. 



possessors which are most objectionable features in a 

 terrier. Moreover, the shoulders are thus made to appear 

 too upright. 



There are doubtless other strains of working terriers in 

 addition to such as I have already named, but none of 

 them, so far as I am aware, have sufficient identity and 

 character of their own to merit special recognition, and, 

 besides, most of these local varieties are, as a rule, brown, 

 or black, or dark in colour, which is very much against 

 them in the field of sport. Scottish terriers, Welsh terriers 

 indeed, any kind of terrier not white used with a pack, 

 is liable to be killed, hounds in their eagerness and excite- 

 ment too often taking their willing little assistant for the 

 fox or otter and acting accordingly. Many a good terrier has 

 so met an untimely end, whilst had he been white no such 

 fatality would have befallen him. And similar remarks 

 apply to dark-coloured terriers when used with the gun in 

 covert, for a careless shooter is only too apt to take Scottie, 

 or Taffy, or Paddy for what he is not, and give the poor 

 -dog a charge of the shot which was intended for the hare 

 or rabbit. 



Remarks made earlier with regard to the character of 

 the smooth apply equally to the wire-haired terriers ; and 

 where the latter are not able to bolt a fox or otter, the 

 reason is because they have never been educated so to do. 

 Here is Mr. W. Carrick's prize dog, Carlisle Tack ; look at 

 him, and does there appear to be any reason to doubt his 

 gameness ? A terrier every inch, built on racing lines 

 almost, without any lumber about him, and with powerful 

 jaws ; the artist having flattered him in the latter respect 

 as he has done in coat. His weight is iylb., he is all white 

 in colour, was born May 5th, 1884, and has won many 



