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CHAPTER IV.

THE BLACK AND. TAN TERRIER.

I IMAGINE that were one of our great-grandia:bers to be shown a specimen of the modern black and tan terrier he would be unable to recognise it the same variety of dog that, when he was a boy, ten about the stable y ads, destroyed vormen and was made into a husehold pet. The original fox terrier was a black and tan tertior, at any rate many teriers used for the purpose of driving foxes fom their holes were black and tan in colour, and from them must have sprug the "black and tan as he is seen to-day crossed probably with some lighter built deg, maybe with a small greyhound.

With his rich red-tan markings, his deep black colour, pencilled toes, and thumb marks on the feet, elegant shape, sprightly appearance, and general goreness, he is no doubt a dog that might have bad a popular future in store, But the fates deciced oherwise, and fashion suggested that he would look better with a portion of his ears cut off, and man

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CHAPTER IV.

THE BLACK AND TAN TERRIER.

I IMAGINE that were one of our great-grandfathers to be shown a specimen of the modern black and tan terrier he would be unable to recognise it as the same variety of dog that, when he was a boy, ran about the stable yards, destroyed vermin, and was made into a household pet. The original fox terrier was a black and tan terrier, at any rate many terriers used for the purpose of driving foxes from their holes were black and tan in colour, and from them must have sprung the "black and tan" as he is seen to-day, crossed probably with some lighter built dog, maybe with a small greyhound.

With his rich red-tan markings, his deep black colour, pencilled toes, and thumb marks on the feet, elegant shape, sprightly appearance, and general gameness, he is no doubt a dog that might have had a popular future in store. But the fates decreed otherwise, and fashion suggested that he would look better with a portion of his ears cut off, and man

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