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more likely to be cured of any tendency to molest sheep and poultry. No doubt when 

 kenneled up their objection to restraint gives some trouble, but this is a slight set off against 

 the advantages on the other side. 



Entering young Terriers to the work is happily not a matter of much difficulty. If a 

 pup is well bred he very soon learns his work in the company of an older dog. At the same 

 time I have known dogs who showed no interest whatever in their work at first, who would 

 simply play with a rat and run foolishly backwards and forwards outside a cover, but 

 who nevertheless, when once the destructive impulse had asserted itself, proved thorough 

 workmen. 



With reference to feeding Fox-terriers I would only remark that I have never myself 

 found the plan answer of putting their food before them and requiring them to eat it at once, 

 and then removing what is left. Whether from their excitable temper or from any other 

 cause, I know not, but few Terriers will eat their rations straight off. My own plan is to 

 feed about four or five in the afternoon, and to remove their food either before night or the 

 first thing in the morning. In preparing for show the special point to notice is to be 

 careful that the dog gets no chill in washing ; if he does his coat will stare and look dry. Some 

 dogs, indeed, if well brushed with a glove, and hand-rubbed, and abundantly supplied with 

 clean straw, need no washing. If they must be washed do not use common soap, but either 

 some of the specially prepared dog soaps or, better still, yolk of egg. 



The only artificial processes needed with Terriers are the removal of dew-claws and the 

 docking of the tail. The removal of dew-claws is a real advantage, as they are apt to catch 

 in rough cover or among stones, and to tear. It is as well to remove them at about three 

 weeks old, though it can be done without much pain a good deal later. The amputation 

 of the tail is, in my opinion, a senseless fashion. At the same time it causes little pain, even 

 in an adult dog. This, too, should be done early at a fortnight old or so. The tail may 

 be either severed with the fore-finger and thumb or with a sharp pair of scissors. The only thing 

 to be borne in mind is that it is better to take too little than too much. If it is necessary 

 to shorten the tail of a full-grown dog the hair should be turned back : this can be best 

 done by an india-rubber ring. If the hair does not grow over nicely, it can be drawn to a 

 point, and either tied or glued. If this is done all trace of the operation will be lost in a 

 few weeks. 



Lastly, and it is well to end with so solemn an injunction, remember the fate of Tyke, 

 and never kennel two dogs males I mean together. 



Mr. Doyle having expressed his views so fully on the subject of Fox-terriers, and his 

 judgment being deferred to by most modern breeders, it is not necessary, we think, to go much 

 further into the subject ; however, there is another gentleman, Mr. F. Redmond, of London, 

 who is well known as a successful breeder and exhibitor, who has kindly given us his opinions, 

 which we should like to lay before our readers. Mr. Redmond writes : 



" The points of greatest importance in the Fox-terrier are head and ears, legs and 

 feet, neck and shoulders, back, loin and hind-quarters, smartness, activity, size, and terrier 

 character. 



" Head. The skull should be flat and moderately narrow ; broader between the ears and 

 gradually tapering to the eyes, free from wrinkle. But little slope or indentation between the 

 eyes should be visible, except in profile. The jaw should be clean cut, rather long, powerful 



