82 HOUND AND HORN 



*' Well, it is not easy to say. The terrier in most 

 cases has the fox by the nose, but this of course 

 leaves the fox's under jaw free to bite. This, I fancy, 

 is what every inexperienced terrier does, and why he 

 gets so punished himself in the lower jaw. Of course, 

 the most killing grip is when the terrier gets nose 

 and lower jaw together, and this is what an old 

 experienced dog will fight for. But once pinned, I 

 don't think a fox can punish much ; when he does the 

 mischief is when he is free and can give those long 

 slashing cuts at his attacker." 



" Do you like one, or two, out ? " 



** Only one, unless they are coupled together ; for, 

 if loose, they are very apt to get into the same earth 

 or drain. No. i is looking in or sniffing at the 

 entrance ; No. 2 comes up, and rather than let him 

 in, No. I proceeds to explore, though he has already 

 determined there is no fox there. No. 2 follows up 

 till his progress is arrested by No. i, and out of pure 

 devilment he bites him if they are not good friends, 

 and a battle starts. If they are good friends, No. 2 

 will start to scrape and dig, and is apt to throw the 

 earth back and so stop egress. I had two gallant 

 little two-season terriers suffocated in this way." 



^' Jock seems more scarred than before. Have you 

 been taking him out oftener than usual lately?" 



"Jocky comes out when^ and as often as, he 

 pleases. Often do we want to leave him in when 

 his old face is barely healed from wounds of the 

 previous week, and have shut him up, but it is 

 useless ; he will eat, climb, or burst his way out 

 of any enclosure. Once he climbed over a nine 

 foot wire netting yard turned over at the top. 



