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no better terrier exists to drive heavy gorse for 

 rabbits than the Dandie Dinmont He is the 

 gamest of the game, and no cover, however thick, 

 will stop him. Mr Wootton of Mapperley, near 

 Nottingham, has a magnificent breed of ^vire-haired 

 terriers, the best in England. For this class (92), 

 there were twelve entries ; bnt Mr Wootton skinned 

 the lamb, taking first and second prizes with 

 Venture and Tip, and the highly commended Spot 

 being bred by him. 



Whatever sort of terrier Mr Wootton has, you 

 may be sure of one thing — that it is the right 

 sort. 



I confess to a ^;c7?c/ia7i^ for the wire-haired 

 terrier, rather than the fox-terrier, for the latter 

 are now bred very soft and delicate — there is too 

 much Italian greyhound in them for me. Of course 

 I am speaking generally. Give me, if I must have 

 fox-terriers, hard ones, such as Old Jock was — 

 something that will stand wet and cold, the cut- 

 and-come-again sort. 



One thing I sincerely hope will be done away 

 with next year at Birmingham, viz. : — the photo- 

 graphic dodge of advertisement, as was the case 

 with Mr Price's Belle. It is quite wearying 

 enough to inflict his long-winded pedigrees on the 

 public, without the picture puff; and I trust the 



