88 THE BEDLINGTON TERRIER. 



bull strain introduced, it is supposed, for fighting pur- 

 poses ; and for rabbit coursing, the leggy beast has been 

 bred, but one and all diverge from the original, either in 

 size, shape, or some other important particular. 



GENUINE CHARACTERISTICS OP THE TRU1 

 BEDLINQTON. 



The model Bedlington should be rather long and small 

 in the jaw, but withal muscular, the head high and 

 narrow, crowned with the tuft of silky hair of lighter 

 colour than the body, the eyes must be small, round, 

 and rather sunk, and dull until excited, and then they 

 are "piercers," the ears are filbert shaped, long, and 

 hang close to the cheek, free of long hair, but slightly 

 feathered at the tips; the neck is long, slender, but 

 muscular, and the body well proportioned, slender and 

 deep-chested; the toee must be well arched, legs 

 straight, and rather long in proportion to the height, 

 but not to any marked extent; the tail varies from 8 

 inches to 12 inches in length, is small and tapering, and 

 free of feather. The best, and indeed only true, colours 

 are first, liver or sandy, and in either case the nose 

 must be of a dark brown flesh colour, or secondly, a black 

 blue, when the nose is black. 



QUALITIES. 



The Bedlington terrier is fast, and whether on land 

 or water is equally at home. In appetite these dogs are 

 dainty, and they seldom fatten, but experience has 

 shown them to be wiry, enduring, and in courage equal 

 to the bull dog. They will face almost anything, and 

 I have known of a dog which would extinguish a, 

 lighted candle, or burning paper at his master's bidding. 

 To their other good qualities may be added their marked 



