18 The Fox Terrier. 



For some unaccountable reason this letterpress descrip- 

 tion does not tally with the illustration, and, although either 

 of the couple of terriers might account for a fox, or even a 

 badger, neither would be likely to drive a rabbit out of 

 its burrow. Terriers to do the latter would be few and 

 far between, for, given dogs even small enough to enter 

 an ordinary rabbit hole, they would be so weak and puny 

 that a strong buck rabbit might prove more than a match 

 for them. 



The Rev. William Daniel tells us little about fox terriers, 

 though he recommends that when young they should not 

 be entered to the badger, " for," he says, " they do not 

 understand shifting like old ones, and, if good for any- 

 thing, would probably go boldly up to the badger and be 

 terribly bitten ; for this reason, if possible, they should be 

 entered to young foxes. . . . With respect to the 

 digging of foxes which hounds run to ground, if the hole 

 be straight and earth slight, follow it, and in following the 

 hole, by keeping below its level, it cannot be lost ; but in a 

 strong earth it is best to let the terrier fix the fox in an 

 angle of it, and a pit be then sunk as near to him as; 

 can be. A terrier should always be kept at the fox, who 

 otherwise may move, and in loose ground dig himself 

 further in ; in digging keep plenty of room, and take care 

 to throw the earth where it may not have to be moved 

 again. Huntsmen, when near the fox, will sometimes put 

 a hound into the earth to draw him ; this answers no 

 other purpose than to cause the dog a bad bite, which a 

 few minutes' more labour would render unnecessary; or, 

 if the fox must be drawn by a hound, first introduce a 

 whip, which the fox will seize, and the hound will then 

 draw him out more readilv." 



