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eminent Manchester breeders or exhibitors besides Mr. Samuel Handley, who 

 bred and exhibited some of the best that have been shown, and who is still 

 generally recognised as one of the best judges of them ; and, however great 

 an honour it may be to be " Manchester," it is a greater honour to be 

 English, and, so far as I can see, the change in name was useless and uncalled 

 for, and derogatory to the breed. In addition 'to Mr. Handley, there were 

 years ago the following celebrated Lancashire breeders : Mr. James Barrow, 

 Mr. Joseph Kay, and Mr. William Pearson, all now dead; but the crack dogs 

 now met with at our shows have generally been bred by unknown people, and 

 brought out by astute judges and spirited exhibitors. In the early days of shows 

 Birmingham took the lead in this breed, and Mr. G. Fitter, of that town, who 

 had a good strain, held the first position for several years with his exceptionally 

 good dog Dandy, which served to illustrate the breed in the previous editions 

 of "Dogs of the British Islands." Of late years the most successful exhibitors 

 have been Mr. George Wilson, Huddersfield ; the late Mr. Martin, Manchester ; and, 

 more so than either, Mr. Henry Lacy, of Hebden Bridge. 



This breed is not such a general favourite with the public as it deserves 

 to be, for it has many excellent qualities to recommend it to those who like a nice 

 pet that does not need nursing, an affectionate, lively, and tractable companion, 

 not given to quarrelling, very active and graceful in its actions, and with pluck 

 enough and a keen zest for hunting and destroying such vermin as rats that infest 

 houses and outbuildings ; for with larger .vermin, such as the fox, badger, &c. (with 

 exceptional cases), he has not the hardness to cope or stand their bites, nor 

 has he the strength even of other terriers of his own weight, as he is formed more 

 for nimbleness than work requiring power. His most ardent admirers cannot 

 claim for him the courage and obduracy of attack and defence that characterise 

 less pure terriers. As a house dog he is unexcelled, always on the alert, and 

 quick to give alarm. 



I am writing of the dog from lOlb. up to 161b., not the small lap dogs of 

 the same colour and markings, which are generally pampered and peevish, and 

 ornamental rather than useful which, when they do give tongue at the entrance 

 of a visitor, never know when they ha\e yelped enough, and have to be coaxed into 

 silence. These latter are of two sorts : one with a short face, round skull, and full 

 eye (inclined to weep), called in vulgar parlance " apple-headed 'uns," showing the 

 cross at some time or other with the King Charles spaniel ; the other type is 

 the thin, shivering dog, that must be kept clothed, and sleep in a warmly-lined 

 basket, his timid shrinking manner, spindly legs, lean sides, and tucked-up flanks 

 showing the Italian greyhound cross. The weight of these two clearly distinct 

 varieties averages from about 31b. to 61b. 



The black and tan terrier proper is the most elegantly shaped and graceful 

 in outline of all the terrier tribe ; and, improved as he has been since dog shows 

 came in vogue, he more than ever deserves the description Daniel gave him, being 

 of beautiful formation and sprightly appearance. Taking his points seriatim they 

 are as follows : 



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