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common breed. The third is a larger dog, standing 

 from fifteen to eighteen inches in height, and with the 

 hair very strong and stiff, and hence termed wire- 

 haired. 



The name terrier seems to be derived from the 

 Latin word Urra, "the earth," from the avidity with 

 which he takes the earth in pursuit of all those 

 animals which burrow. 



The terrier, amongst the higher orders of sports- 

 men, is preserved in his greatest purity, and with the 

 most assiduous attention ; and it seems of the utmost 

 importance not to increase its size, which would render 

 him unsuitable for the purposes in which he is 

 employed, namely, that of entering to drive out other 

 animals from their burrows, for which his make and 

 strength, and invincible ardour, peculiarly fit him. 

 On this account he is the universal attendant upon a 

 pack of foxhounds ; and though /as^ in the pursuit, he 

 is not the /eas^ in value. It is when the fox is 

 supposed to have earthed that the services of the 

 terrier are more essentially required : he enters with 

 the utmost eagerness, and soon informs the ear of the 

 sportsman whether or not the fox is in, and at what 

 distance from the mouth, when he is speedily dug out. 



THE OTTER-HOUND. 



This animal is a mixed breed between the hardy 

 southern hound, and the larger rough, wire-haired 

 terrier. His head is large and broad, and his ears 

 long and pendulous ; his size being about that of a 

 harrier ; his shoulders and quarters are thick ; his 

 hair strong and wiry, and somewhat shaggy. His 

 colour is, for the most part, of a sandy hue, although 

 we have met with good dogs which were white and 

 with large patches of black. He is a bold and fierce 



