CHAPTER XXXI 

 The Black and Tan Terrier 



HE large size smooth black and tan terrier is entitled to 

 rank as a breed with the old rough dog of the same colour. 

 He was thoroughly established and described over one 

 hundred years ago, and the description showed that just 

 as he differs to-day from other terriers he then had the same 

 particular characteristics which mark his individuality. Daniel in 1803 

 wrote that " no species of dog will fight the badger so resolutely and fairly as 

 terriers, of which there are two kinds; the one is rough, short-legged, long- 

 backed, very strong, and most commonly of a black or yellowish colour, 

 mixed with white; the other is smooth-haired, and beautifully formed, 

 having a shorter body and more sprightly appearance, is generally of a 

 reddish brown colour, or black with tanned legs." 



Twenty years later we have this more definite description in Captain 

 Brown's "Anecdotes," under the chapter head of "The English Terrier." 

 "This is a handsome, sprightly dog, and generally black on the back, sides, 

 upper part of the head, neck and tail; the belly and the throat are of a very 

 bright reddish brown, with a spot of the same colour over each eye. The 

 hair is short and somewhat glossy, the tail rather truncated, and carried 

 slightly upwards, the ears are small, somewhat erect, and reflected at the 

 tips, the head is little in proportion to the size of the body, and the snout 

 is moderately elongated. This dog, though but small, is very resolute, and 

 is a determined enemy to all kinds of game and vermin, in the pursuit and 

 destruction of which he evinces an extraordinary and untaught alacrity. 

 Some of the larger English terriers will even draw a badger from his hole. 

 He varies considerably in size and strength, and is met with from ten to 

 eighteen inches in height. 



"This dog, or the wire-haired Scotch terrier, is indispensably neces- 

 sary to a pack of foxhounds, for the purpose of unearthing the game. 

 From the greater length of leg, from his general lightness, and the 

 elegant construction of his body, he is more adapted for running, 



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