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CARNIVORES. 



SMOOTH AXD ROriiH TEHRIERS. 



tan, or Manchester terrier, is too well known to require any description. It is of 

 about the sanae average size as the fox-terrier, varying in weight from some 10 

 or 12 to as much as 18 lbs. Especial attention is paid to the coloration of this 

 terrier, the black being required to be of jetty fulness, and sharply defined from 



the tan, which 

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L=^ mahogany. The tan 



should occupy a spot 

 over each ej'e, and 

 another on the 

 cheek, as well as 

 the sides of the 

 jaws backwards to 

 the lower parts of 

 the cheeks, ending 

 on the throat. It 

 should also occupy 

 all the under-parts, 

 the inner sides of 

 the ears, a spot on 

 each side of the 

 chest, the whole of 

 the inner sides of 

 the limbs, their outer sides as far as the wrist and ankle-joints, and the whole of 

 the feet, with the exception of a narrow line of black along each toe. The black- 

 and-tan toj' terrier is merely a diminutive derivative from the Manchester terrier. 

 It should not exceed 6 lbs. in weight, and is most pi-ized when it only weighs 3J or 4 

 lbs., if it at tlie same time exhibits perfect symmetry. The wliite English terrier is 

 a less well-known breed, having the same general characteristics as the Manchester 

 terrier, but of a pure opaque white colour, with dark eyes, nose, and claws. 



Although very different in appearance to the tj^pical represen- 

 tatives of that group, the poodle, which is perhaps the cleverest of 

 all dogs, and the one most apt to learn tricks, is included among the terriers. 

 The general appearance is so well known, and is likewise so truthfully por- 

 trayed in our illustration, that it will be unnecessary to refer to it. There are 

 several strains, differing mainly from one another in size ; the usual coloui-s being 

 either black or white, or a mixture of the two. The coat should resemble 

 astrakan, but may incline more to a silky or to a woolh^ nature in the different 

 strains. When clipped it should present a satiny sheen. Both on the Continent 

 and in England the poodle is clipped to a greater or less degree ; but whereas 

 abroad the coat is permitted to grow in winter, in England the clipping is too 

 often continued at all seasons. In England and Russia the poodle is treated solely 

 as a companion and house-dog ; but in France and Germany it is employee^ as a 

 sporting-dog, and is the constant out-door companion of the farmer. It is an 

 excellent water-dog, diving well, and seldom failing to find a wounded bird in the 

 water ; the oily nature of its coat being an admirable protection against chills. In 



Poodle. 



