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quinine and 20 grs. of extract of gentian mixed and made 

 into 24 pills, and covered with tasteless varnish, in a tea- 

 spoonful of castor sugar, followed by a dessert-spoonful of 

 water, given before their dinner. Vegetables should be 

 given twice a week ; never give milk. 



Fox terriers are not long-lived ; they seldom live over 

 13 years, and when old they often suffer from indigestion, 

 and then they should be fed on a mixture of bread, meat, 

 and a little vegetable, with plenty of good gravy and 

 soup, and a sprinkling of Bragg's charcoal powder added 

 to the food occasionally. The best medicine for fox 

 terriers is, where an aperient is required, to give one of 

 Kirby's pearl-coated pills early in the morning ; when 

 these dogs are getting old their teeth should be looked to, 

 and if loose extracted ; and when old should have a couple 

 of biscuits given to them at night before going to bed. 



Fox terriers are very understanding dogs, and can be 

 taught a great many tricks, such as to walk on their hind 

 legs, retrieve, fetch gloves, slippers, and newspapers, feign 

 death, sneeze, jump through hoops and tambourines, and 

 shut doors. 



The Irish Terrier 



The Irish terrier is difficult to beat as an ordinary 

 sportsman's dog ; he is very game, and is larger than 

 the rough Scotch terrier, longer on the legs and shorter in 

 the body than the Skye. The points are : head long and 

 narrow ; strong jaws ; white, even teeth ; small ears set on 

 rather low ; eyes small, dark, and keen ; chest deep and 

 narrow; legs straight; feet strong and round, with thick 

 soles ; body cobby ; back straight and strong ; the tail set 

 on high; muscular loins, and a ridge of muscle along both 

 sides of the spine. They should be ' whole-coloured,' bright 

 red being preferred, then yellow, wheaten, or grey. White a 

 great blemish ; dark brownish red on ears (when uncropped). 

 Hair on head very short ; the rest of the body longer, and 

 wire-haired. Weight from 16 to 28 pounds; height from 



