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square and large, his neck short and thick, his chest deep, 
and legs very strong, and cleanly formed, his hair is stiff and 
hard. This dog has great strength of jaw, and he has risen 
into great reputation with gentlemen of the “ fancy but 
it is to be lamented that the services of this excellent dog 
are too often misapplied, and his prowess turned to the most 
wanton mischief, such as fighting with other dogs, tearing to 
pieces the domestic cat, worrying and maiming unfortunate 
and starving stray dogs—sports which cannot fail to be 
viewed by the humane with horror, and cannot be too 
severely reprobated. 
Some time ago, no fashionable young man could appear 
without a bull-terrier at his heels, which Mr. Egan, a popular 
and amusing author of the day, depicted in the following 
graphic caricature :—“ The new breed,” says * he, “ which 
has become so truly the go that no rum or queer kiddy , or 
man of cash, from Tothil-street in the west, to north-eastern 
Holloway, far less any swell rising sixteen, with a, black, pur¬ 
ple, or green Indiaman round his squeeze, the corner of his 
variegated dab hanging from his pocket, and his pantaloons 
well creased and puckered , but must have a tike of the new 
cut at the heels of himself or his prad. The swells of Bruns¬ 
wick, and the adjoining squares, have dropped even the 
Newfoundland and the poodle, to be followed by one of a 
new edition of the dog/ 
The late Sir Walter Scott had a very intelligent dog of 
this breed, and kindly furnished me with the following 
account of him :—“ The wisest dog I ever had was what is 
called the bull-terrier. I taught him to understand a great 
many words, insomuch that I am positive that the communi¬ 
cation betwixt the canine species and ourselves might be 
greatly enlarged. Camp once bit the baker, who was bring¬ 
ing bread to the family. I beat him, and explained tho 
