232 DOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



than red is seen in a litter of Irish Terriers, although a white 

 patch on the breast is frequent, as it is in all self-coloured 

 breeds. 



In addition to the early celebrities already named, Extreme 

 Carelessness, Michael, Brickbat, Poppy II., Moya Doolan, 

 Straight Tip, and Gaelic have taken their places in the records 

 of the breed, while yet more recent Irish Terriers who have 

 achieved fame have been Mrs. Butcher's Bawn Boy and Bawn 

 Beauty, Mr. Wallace's Treasurer, Mr. S. Wilson's Bolton 

 Woods Mixer, Dr. Smyth's Sarah Kidd, and Mr. C. J. Barnett's 

 Breda Muddler. 



Naturally in the case of a breed which has departed from its 

 original type, discussions were frequent before a standard of 

 perfection for the Irish Terrier was fixed. His size and weight, 

 the length or shortness of his limbs, the carriage of his tail, the 

 form of his skull and muzzle, the colour and texture of his 

 coat were the subjects of controversy. It was considered at 

 one juncture that he was being bred too big, and at another 

 that he was being brought too much to resemble a red wire- 

 hair Fox-terrier. When once the black marking on his body 

 had been eliminated no one seems to have desired that it 

 should be restored. Red was acknowledged to be the one 

 and only colour for an Irish Terrier. But some held that 

 the correct red should be deep auburn, and others that 

 wheaten colour was the tone to be aimed at. A medium 

 shade between the two extremes is now generally preferred. 

 As to size, it should be about midway between that of the 

 Airedale and the Fox-terrier, represented by a weight of from 

 22 to 27 Ib. 



The two breeds just mentioned are, as a rule, superior to 

 the Irish Terrier in front legs, and feet, but in the direction 

 of these points great improvements have recently been ob- 

 servable. The heads of our Irish Terriers have also been 

 brought nearer to a level of perfection, chiselled to the desired 

 degree of leanness, with the determined expression so character- 

 istic of the breed, and with the length, squareness, and strength 



