"CARNIVORA. 
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THE TERRIER. 
Two distinct varieties are used for the purpose of 
entering the burrows of foxes, badgers, &c. in hunt- 
ing, both of which are thence called terriers. 
The first is generally black on the back, sides, 
head, and tail ; but has the belly, neck, paws, and 
tip of the tail a bright or reddish brown, with a spot 
of the like colour over each eye. The hair is short ; 
the tail is carried slightly curved upwards ; the ears 
are short and erect; and the snout is moderately 
elongated. Though small, it is a very resolute dog, 
and a determined enemy of rats, rabbits, and many 
other animals, in the pursuit of which it evinces an 
extraordinary and untaught alacrity. Some of them 
will even draw a badger from his hole*. 
The other species of the terrier alluded to is ge- 
nerally of a dirty white colour, except about the eyes 
and ears, which are brown. It stands higher before 
than behind ; has the muzzle more truncated than 
the other, and beset with stiff bristles ; the hair all 
over is rather long and curly ; and the ears are partly 
erect and partly pendulous. 
* I have a favourite dog- in my possession, the offspring of a bitch 
of this breed and a tame fox, belonging- to Lord Cranley, which is 
excellent as a house-dog, as well as for the destruction of vermin. 
It is now sufficiently notorious, that the common dog will breed 
both with the wolf and fox. 
