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incessant barking to guide the trenchers 

 to the position occupied by the quarry ; 

 and second, to rivet the badger's attention 

 by barking and snapping at it to prevent 

 it from digging and burying itself. As a 

 matter of fact, a terrior is wanted and 

 intended to harass its enemy, not to seize 

 and hang on like a bull-dog. It frequently 

 happens that a large, fierce badger will make 

 repeated rushes at the dog to try and 

 "drive" him. There is nothing tests a 

 terrier's grit and pluck so much as this, 

 for if the terrier should be soft and not 

 thoroughly game, these tactics of the 

 enemy simply demoralise him, and he 

 "throws up the sponge" and comes out. 

 On the other hand, a plucky and reliable 

 dog will slowly retire before the rush, 

 disputing every inch, and when the 

 badger returns to his old quarters, will 

 follow and resume his former attacking 



