THE ENGLISH TERRIER. 



This Dog was employed with terrible success in the invasion of America by the 

 Spaniards, and was, in the eyes of the simple natives, a veritably incarnated spirit of 

 evil, of which they had never seen the like, and which was a fit companion to those 

 fearful apparitions which could separate themselves into two distinct beings at fiery 

 one with four legs and the other with two, and destroy them at a distance with will, 

 missiles, against which they were as defenceless as against the lightning from above. 



Even in more recent times, the services of these Dogs have been rendered available 

 against the rebel forces of Jamaica, when they rose against the Government, and but 

 for the able assistance of these fierce and sagacious animals, would apparently have 

 swept off the European inhabitants of the island. 



TERRIER.-Can/s familteris. 



The TERRIER, with all its numerous variations of crossed and mongrel breeds, is 

 more generally known in England than any other kind of Dog. Of the recognized 

 breeds, four are generally acknowledged ; namely, the English and Scotch Terriers, 

 the Skye, and the little Toy Terrier, which will be described in their order. 



The ENGLISH TEERIER possesses a smooth coat, a tapering muzzle, a high forehead, 

 a bright intelligent eye, and a strong muscular jaw. As its instinct leads it to dig in 

 the ground, its shoulders and fore-legs are well developed, and it is able to make quite 

 a deep burrow in a marvellously short time, throwing out the loose earth with its feet, 

 and dragging away the stones and other large substances in its mouth. It is not a 

 large Dog, seldom weighing more then ten pounds, and often hardly exceeding the 

 moiety of that weight. 



Although a light, quick, and lively creature, and fuming with anxiety at the sight or 

 smell of the animals which are popularly termed " vermin," the pure English Terrier 

 will seldom venture to attack a rat openly, although it will be of the greatest service in 

 discovering and unharboring that mischievous rodent. The sport which this Dog 

 prefers is, that itself should startle the rats, while its master destroys them. If a rat 

 should fasten upon this Dog, he will yelp and cry piteously, and. when relieved from his. 



