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Douglas was brought, with the result that he went to the 

 poor fox and nearly killed it before he could be taken 

 off. I do not mention this little episode, and a disgraceful 

 one it was, with any intention of lauding the Dandie 

 Dinmont at the expense of the wired-haired terrier, but to 

 show what little scenes occasionally occurred at some 

 shows of years ago. I fancy matters connected therewith 

 are better nowadays. 



Perhaps the following will act as a counter-irritant to 

 some readers who may object to hear anything in dis- 

 paragement of their favourites. In communication with 

 one of our most celebrated and oldest admirers of the 

 wire-haired terrier, he told me of a terrier I sent him, 

 which in turn was despatched to a friend in New York. 

 It had not been many hours in its new abode before it 

 showed courage and gameness in many ways. Then it was 

 missing for many hours, and one day unusual sounds under- 

 neath the stable floor led to a suspicion that Jack was there. 

 In due course the floor was taken up, and from a pipe drain 

 underneath, the' terrier was dragged, and a huge cat lay 

 worried and dead by his side. This was a 131b. terrier, but 

 he was too hard bitten and ferocious for ordinary work. 



No further proof of the gameness of the modern wire- 

 haired terrier need be adduced than was described in the 

 columns of the Field some years ago, in connection with the 

 Kendal Otter Hounds, which were hunting the river Lune, 

 near Hornby. An otter had been marked in a tile drain, 

 an ordinary drain pipe indeed, and to drive him, one of the 

 hunt's terriers went to ground. There was no side drain 

 to allow him to get behind the otter, and of course to draw 

 master Lutra, badger fashion, was impossible. However, 

 in the end the otter was, if not actually drawn, fairly driven 



