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dogs as much as possible, and we ought to consider 

 that two small terriers will do more than double 

 the work of one large dog, whilst they consume 

 no more.'* The same authority also remarks that 

 " the best colour is white, when used for ratting, 

 as it is more easily distinguishable than any other, 

 and there is the same advantage as to colour when 

 the dog's services are required for rabbit-hunting. 

 Smooth terriers may be found of other colours 

 yellow, yellow and white, houndpied, black, or fawn ; 

 a beautiful blue or blue-fawn variety exists, said 

 to be crossed with the Italian Greyhound. Brindle 

 colour is a sign of Bulldog cross." Nowadays this 

 terrier is pure white, and he. is quite a smart little 

 dog, with a resemblance in some respects to a 

 miniature edition of the Bull Terrier;; except for a 

 slight difference in the head, he is built very much 

 on the lines of the latter dog. Nowadays the Kennel 

 Club classification only provides for the white dog, 

 which suffers from the ignominy of being assigned 

 to the non-sporting division. The following letter, 

 addressed to the Kennel Club Committee in 1909 

 by Mr. David Paterson, is interesting : " Will you 

 kindly bring to the notice of your Classification 

 Committee the very unsatisfactory classification for 

 English Terriers. All fanciers and breeders know 

 well that it is quite possible to get four colours 

 in a litter, viz., black and tan, blue and tan, chocolate 

 and tan, and sometimes pure white. At present 

 only the first and last named can be registered. 

 The other two must be relegated to the variety class, 

 which no breeder of pure pedigree stuff cares for. 

 I think if you cannot make a separate class for 

 blues and chocolates, your Committee might see 



