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square and large, his neck short and thick, his chest deep, 

 and legs very strong, and cleanly formed, his hair is stiff and 

 hard. This dog has great strength of jaw, and he has risen 

 into great reputation with gentlemen of the "fancy!" but 

 it is to be lamented that the services of this excellent dog 

 are too often misapplied, and his prowess turned to the most 

 wanton mischief, such as fighting with other dogs, tearing to 

 pieces the domestic cat, worrying and maiming unfortunate 

 and starving stray dogs — sports which cannot fail to be 

 viewed by the humane with horror, and cannot be too 

 severely reprobated. 



Some time ago, no fashionable young man could appear 

 without a bull-terrier at his heels, which Mr. Egan, a popular 

 and amusing author of the day, depicted in the following 

 graphic caricature : — " The new breed," says he, " which 

 has become so truly the go that no rum or queer Iciddy, or 

 man of cash, from Tothil-street in the west, to north-eastern 

 HoUoway, far less any swell rising sixteen, with a black, pur- 

 ple, or green Indiaman round his squeeze, the corner of his 

 variegated dah hanging from his pocket, and his pantaloons 

 well creased and puckered, but must have a tike of the nev/ 

 cut at the heels of himself or his prad. The swells of Bruns- 

 wick, and the adjoining squares, have dropped even the 

 Newfoundland and the poodle, to be followed by one of a 

 new edition of the dog.' 



The late Sir Walter Scott had a very intelligent dog of 

 this breed, and kindly furnished me with the following 

 account of him : — " The wisest dog I ever had was what is 

 called the bull -terrier. I taught him to understand a great 

 many words, insomuch that I am positive that the communi- 

 cation betwixt the canine species and ourselves might be 

 greatly enlarged. Camp once bit the baker, who was bring- 

 ing bread to the family. I beat him, and explained the 



