Varieties of the Dog. 39 



This dog is sometimes confounded with the otter 

 terrier. The otterhound is in all respects what the name 

 impUes, a dog comprising all the attributes of the hound, 

 combined with acute scent, great endurance, strength, 

 and remarkable i?',itelligence. He is not so large as the 

 bloodhound, but greatly resembles him in symmetry, 

 strength of limb, formation of the head, with long droop- 

 ing ears, well-developed nostrils, and eyes deeply set, 

 over which the haw fully protrudes. Whatever may 

 be his true origin, one thing is quite certain, the pure 

 bred dog is always ready when wanted. Few can com- 

 pare with his indomitable pluck, strength, solid wisdom 

 and cunning, wonderful sight and scent. Unfortunately, 

 however, many miserable attempts have been made to 

 improve his breed. He has been crossed with the otter 

 terrier, and the issue is a breed far too small for the 

 common requirements, besides being impudent and 

 tricky, lacking the nobility and grace of the true hound. 

 In order to overcome such an expert, strong, and cunning 

 animal as the otter, he needs the highest endowment of 

 sight, scent, and sound. The first enables him to mark 

 the significant sign of the otter's movement by the smallest 

 ascending bubble; his nose will scent out the coldest 

 trail, and he follows it with astonishing pertinacity, 

 and his sense of hearing is so acute, that amid a very 

 babel of voices, he is obedient to that of the huntsman 

 alone. 



The Fox Terrier. — To class the fox terrier with the 

 hounds may seem a misnomer, but as lie is kept specially 

 for the purpose of being used in their aid when a fox is 

 to be bolted, he is certainly not out of place in this sub- 

 section. 



In the early part of the present century, when hunt- 

 ing the fox was considered of more interest thaa gal- 

 loping after him, one or two terriers were added to the 

 pack, and were not merely kept in readiness to bolt him 

 from his earth when driven to ground by the hounds, but 

 regularly drew each covert with them, and throughout the 

 run followed the line as well as they could, being gene- 

 rally in at the death before the breaking up was over. 



