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and the muzzle considerably pointed ; and possessing a most 

 exquisite sense of smell, which enables him to trace the 

 footsteps of other animals with unerring certainty. His 

 colour for the most part sandy, and in some black. If 

 white or pied, it is a sure mark of impurity of the breed. 

 The hair is rather long, matted, and hard, over almost every 

 part of his body. 



There are three distinct varieties of the Scotch terrier : 

 viz., the ordinary kind above described ; that of the Isle of 

 Sky, with long, somewhat flowing hair, the body long, and 

 the legs short, and bent inwards at the knees. This kind is 

 somewhat larger than the common breed. The third is a 

 larger dog, standing from fifteen to eighteen inches in 

 height, and with the hair very strong and stiff, and hence 

 termed wire-haired. 



The name terrier seems to be derived from the Latin word 

 terra, " the earth," from the avidity with which he takes the 

 earth in pursuit of all those animals which burrow. 



The terrier, amongst the higher orders of sportsmen, is 

 preserved in his greatest purity, and with the most assidu- 

 ous attention ; and it seems of the utmost importance not to 

 increase its size, which would render him unsuitable for 

 the purposes in which he is employed, namely, that of 

 entering to drive out other animals from their burrows, for 

 which his make and strength, and invincible ardour, pecu- 

 liarly fit him. On this account he is the univeral attendant 

 upon a pack of foxhounds ; and though last in the pursuit, 

 he is not the least in value. It is when the fox is supposed to. 

 have earthed that the services of the terrier are more essen- 

 tially required : he enters with the utmost eagerness, and 

 soon informs the ear of the sportsman whether or not the fox 

 is in, and at what distance from the mouth, when he is speedily 

 dug out. 



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