THE BULL TERRIER. 



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his coat will not suffer him to remain in so long, hunt with the 

 spaniel, and fight " till all's blue." For thorough gameuess, united 

 with obedience, good temper, and intelligence, he surpasses any 

 breed in existence. 



The points of the bull-terrier vary in accordance with the de- 

 gree of each strain in the specimen examined. There should not 

 be either the projection of the under jaw, or the crooked fore legs, 

 or the small and weak hind-quarters ; and until these are lost, or 





Fig. 38. BULL TERRIER, TARQUIN. 



nearly so, the crossing should be continued on the terrier side. 

 The perfect bull-terrier may, therefore, be defined as the terrier 

 with as much bull as can be combined with the absence of the 

 above points, and showing the full head (not of course equal to 

 that of the bull), the strong jaw, the well-developed chest, power- 

 ful shoulders, and thin fine tail of the bull-dog, accompanied by 

 the light neck, active frame, strong loin, and fuller proportions of 

 the hind-quarter of the terrier. A dog of this kind should be ca- 

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