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hare-like, not resembling those of the cat ; tail fine, not 

 carried over the back ; colour most frequently black and tan, 

 but some breeders assert that true terriers are of almost every 

 colour which can be mentioned. My own opinion is that, 

 unless they are crossed with the bulldog, the colour should 

 be black and tan, with as little white as possible. This dog 

 hunts rabbits well, but he has not courage enough for 

 vermin. 



The Scotch Terrier resembles the English dog in all but 

 his coat, which is rough, wiry, or broken haired, three terms 

 for the same thing. The colour may be black and tan mixed 

 with white hairs, or red, mixed in the same way, or white 

 with more or less of the other colours above mentioned. 

 This dog is more hardy in all respects than the English 

 terrier, and has an equally good nose. 



The Skye Terrier is a very long, low, and strong dog, and 

 if bred in or near his native country, he is quite capable of 

 being used to hunt rabbits ; but in the south he has so long 

 been kept for toy purposes only, that it is scarcely necessary 

 to allude to him here. 



The Dandie Dinmont Terrier immortalized by Sir Walter 

 Scott, is intermediate in size, roughness, and length between 

 the Scotch and Skye dogs. When of a good strain, he is an 

 excellent rabbit dog. In colour he is invariably either 

 "pepper" or "mustard," the former being greyish black with 

 tan legs and muzzle, and the latter red shot with grey hairs. 

 Both have long, silky hair over the eyes, and standing out 

 from the muzzle ; the legs are short, body long, shoulder low, 

 back slightly curved, head large, jaws long and square, ears 

 large, and hanging close to the face, eye full and intelligent, 

 tail slightly curved and carried over the back like that of the 

 hound ; weight about fourteen pounds. 



The Half-bred Terrier consists of any of the above kinds 

 crossed with the bulldog, and shows the general appearance 

 of the particular stock with a larger head and jaw, which is 

 more or less overhung. These dogs are far more courageous 

 than the pure bred terrier, and will stand wet and cold, as 

 well as hard work, much better ; the cross is, therefore, 

 generally preferred for ferreting or hunting rabbits, but it 

 should not be nearer than the third or fourth remove from 

 the bulldog. 



