THE SEALYHAM TERRIER 



" These be hut jests to that he shall do ; 

 he shall prove a noble \night of prowess, 

 as good as any is living, and gentle and 

 courteous, and full of good parts, and 

 passing true of his promise." 



Malory. 



ONE might have thought that we have terriers in abundance, and 

 of sufficient diversity in shape and size to gratify all tastes, 

 and cope with any kind of work that may come along. England, 

 Scotland, Wales and Ireland have all furnished their quota, yet the 

 late Captain Edwardes of Sealyham, Pembrokeshire, a kinsman of 

 the present Lord Kensington, was not altogether satisfied with 

 those already in existence. Deeming that a combination of the 

 virtues of several old breeds would be useful, some seventy or more 

 years ago he addressed himself to the task of bringing another race 

 into being. Primarily, it is to be presumed, he sought for courage 

 and stamina in a small body. He wanted a terrier that would hold 

 fox or otter, or stay underground with Mr. Brock until the diggers 

 could reach him. x\lthough as the world goes seventy years make 



