546 CARNIVORES. 
tan, or Manchester terrier, is too well known to require any description. It is of 
about the same average size as the fox-terrier, varying in weight from some 10 
or 12 to as much as 18 lbs. Especial attention is paid to the coloration of this 
terrier, the black being required to be of jetty fulness, and sharply defined from 
the tan, which 
should be of a rich 
mahogany. The tan 
should occupy a spot 
over each eye, and 
another on the 
cheek, as well as 
the sides of the 
jaws backwards to 
the lower parts of 
the cheeks, ending 
on the throat. It 
should also occupy 
all the under-parts, 
the inner sides of 
the ears, a spot on 
= each side of the 
TERRIERS: chest, the whole of 
the inner sides of 
the limbs, their outer sides as far as the wrist and ankle-joints, and the whole of 
the feet, with the exception of a narrow line of black along each toe. The black- 
and-tan toy terrier is merely a diminutive derivative from the Manchester terrier. 
It should not exceed 6 Ibs. in weight, and is most prized when it only weighs 34 or 4 
lbs., if it at the same time exhibits perfect symmetry. The white English terrier is 
a less well-known breed, having the same general characteristics as the Manchester 
terrier, but of a pure opaque white colour, with dark eyes, nose, and claws. 
Although very different in appearance to the typical represen- 
tatives of that group, the poodle, which is perhaps the cleverest of 
all dogs, and the one most apt to learn tricks, is included among the terriers. 
The general appearance is so well known, and is likewise so truthfully por- 
trayed in our illustration, that it will be unnecessary to refer to it. There are 
several strains, differing mainly from one another in size; the usual colours being 
either black or white, or a mixture of the two. The coat should resemble 
astrakan, but may incline more to a silky or to a woolly nature in the different 
strains. When clipped it should present a satiny sheen. Both on the Continent 
and in England the poodle is clipped to a greater or less degree; but whereas 
abroad the coat is permitted to grow in winter, in England the clipping is too 
often continued at all seasons. In England and Russia the poodle is treated solely 
as a companion and house-dog; but in France and Germany it is employed as a 
sporting-dog, and is the constant out-door companion of the farmer. It is an 
excellent water-dog, diving well, and seldom failing to find a wounded bird in the 
water; the oily nature of its coat being an admirable protection against chills. In 
Poodle. 
