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VOLTOIE XXV— No. 3. 
NEW- YORK, MARCH, 1866. 
NEW SERIES— No. 230. 
TERRIERS . — Fro.m a Painting by Be.vrd, entitlkd '• Uuaiidinu tue Vhisoneus."— Ennruitii jur na Amtrium Ai/ncuUxinst. 
We have had permission to copy this spirited 
picture, exliibiting in one group three of the 
most valued breeds of terriers, namelj- : the 
Scotch, the Black-and-tan and the Bull. These 
little dogs combine many good qualities, and 
their instinct is so strong for pursuing small 
animals, — woodchucks, rabbits, -weasels, rats, — 
Ihat they usually entirelj' ignore birds, and fol- 
low their game only upon the ground or in 
their burrows, whence they derive the name 
terrier, from terra, the earth. The character- 
istics of the terriers are great intelligence, 
pertinacit}', pluck, watchfulness, faithfulness, 
vivacit}' and affection. They are espetially 
useful to farmers and others, as indoor guards, 
stable dogs, and ratters ; they may also be 
trained to drive sheep and cattle, but are ratlier 
small for this purpose, except perhaps the Bull 
terrier, which was originally a cross between 
the Black-and-tan or "English terrier" and the 
Bull dog. These dogs. Bull terriers, are, how- 
ever, too "sharp" and pugnacious. Their jaws 
are very strong, their bite savage, and as they 
are large enough to kill sheep, we can hardly re- 
commend them. The white dog is of this breed. 
The Scotch terrier is a shaggy, wirey-haired, yel- 
low or ash-colored, active, sprightly animal, usu- 
ally weighing 20 to 35 pounds. It possesses in a 
high degree all the good qualities of the Ter- 
riers, and is, perhaps, most uniformly the best 
ratter. One of these dogs, trained, will often 
kill 100 rats in 7 minutes, and a pair oftlicnr 
in a barn will usually clear out the rats in the 
space of a few days. The Black-and-tan ter- 
rier is usually black, with tan spots over the 
eyes and tan colored legs; perfectly smooth, 
clean limbed, round barrelled, and handsome. 
As a guard, ratter, and companion, he is just 
about as good as his shaggy comrade, and is 
so much neater and easier kept clean, that 
he makes the more agreeable house dog. Two 
such dogs, one kept in the barn and the other 
in the house, are great protection, forif prowders 
come about, they will be sure to communicate 
with one another. A big dog, out of doors, is 
coaxed or poisoned easily. — Jlr. Jas. H. Beard, 
whose painting of animals are remarkable for 
their expression, is the arlist of this picture. 
