190 DOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



marked like the Fox-terrier, and exceedingly game. Possibly 

 the Elterwater Terrier is no longer to be found, but some few 

 of them still existed a dozen years or so ago in the Lake District, 

 where they were used in conjunction with the West Cumber- 

 land Otterhounds. They were not easily distinguishable from 

 the better-known Border Terriers of which there are still 

 many strains, ranging from Northumberland, where Mr. T. 

 Robson, of Bellingham, has kept them for many years, to 

 Galloway and Ayrshire and the Lothians, where their coats 

 become longer and less crisp. 



There are many more local varieties of the working terrier 

 as, for example, the Roseneath, which is often confused with 

 the Poltalloch, or White West Highlander, to whom it is 

 possibly related. And the Pittenweem, with which the Pol- 

 talloch Terriers are now being crossed ; while Mrs. Alastair 

 Campbell, of Ardrishaig, has a pack of Cairn Terriers which 

 seem to represent the original type of the improved Scottie. 

 Considering the great number of strains that have been pre- 

 served by sporting families and maintained in more or less 

 purity to type, it is easy to understand how a " new " breed 

 may become fashionable, and still claim the honour of long 

 descent. They may not in all cases have the beauty of shape 

 which is desired on the show bench ; but it is well to remem- 

 ber that while our show terriers have been bred to the highest 

 perfection we still possess in Great Britain a separate order of 

 " earth dogs " that for pluckily following the fox and the badger 

 into their lairs or bolting an otter from his holt cannot be 

 excelled all the world over. 



