The Terriers 



Marvellous accounts are on record of the 

 numbers of rats killed by a terrier in an 

 incredibly short period. Youatt, for instance, 

 is responsible for the statement that a 

 hundred large rats were turned into a pit 

 and killed by a celebrated dog in six minutes 

 thirty-five seconds. He was such a nailer 

 that, when old and with but one eye and a 

 couple of teeth, he accounted for fifty rodents 

 in five minutes six seconds. This, however, 

 must be classed as a poor form of sport, except 

 with the object of making a young dog 

 clever. 



The sterling qualities of the Irish terrier 

 are such as to have earned him the sobriquet 

 of Die-hard, and well does he deserve it. 

 Ready for any work, he has a dash and go 

 tempered with intelligence that endear him 

 to the heart of his master. Nothing comes 

 amiss to Paddy, and he has a constitution 

 that equips him for any amount of fatigue 

 and exposure. He is bigger than the fox 

 terrier, the desirable weight for dogs being 



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