The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-25
TERRIERS GAIN NAME
BY DIGGING IN EARTH
Activity in Pursuing Animals
Into Their Burrows Is
Dogs Real Use.
MANY VARIETIES EXIST

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always ready with MS tongue, and he can
bite N need be. for all terriers are looked
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perform nara ana daredevil tasks. The
very name terrier comes from the Latin
word terri--ground In other words "A ter
rier II a ground dnga-onn that is supposed
to 60 TO ground after tho destructive crea-
lures that take shelter under ground either
In their own burrows or those they have
taken from other animals In soma in
stances, however different animals VIII
"a Oh tern OF amity In tho zane earth,
notably the badger and tho fox but the
terrier l. supposed to take Oh either OF
thesc furnishing creatures and fight them
In turn.
As tho years nave rolled on a good many
new tcrriys have come into existence.
There have been tine rough terriers Of Eng
land. Ireland. scotland aud Wales All
OF these were In their earth going stage.
moderately low ON the lee as compared
with the terriers Of tin, different named
countric-. with the exception Of certain OF
tho scottish terriers and thps, of west
Wales. the latter being ~ IN, S,alyhdm
variety
The old black aud tan colured rough
haired terrier 80 England VA. not a tail
dog hut his hair was hard. his pluck un-
doubted and he could 20 n a pace that
would allow him 10 keep up. or at least
De near az mana when his big companion.
the foNhounds, had run a fox to earth.
II was then that the terriers work began,
and that ~ the reason one OF the most
popular Of all our dogs il called the fox
terrier lie Is a terrier that goes in after
Tho foxes that have been driven to earth
by foNhounds. Most Of the other terriers
Of the day are too big for this work. \
fox f. only small animal He appears
Big because Of his length and his bushy
hru,h or tall His limbs are light and his
body Is small. The average one would weigh
fourteen pounds or less. II !s obvious
mat H. can get to places where big ter
T"rs cannot 20. And that is the reason
thh' the question OF size in fox terriers
10 50 often debated. There Ia a tendency
10 breed DE FOX terriers In these days for
the show ring and IN several cases these
dpSS ara decidedly stilty and Of no use
rom the sportsmans point Of view The
call for absolutely straight forelegs and
sopins or obliQue shoulders has fastened
legsy dog. and in many cases he is al
most entirely unsuitable for the work no
IL supposed 10 accomplish.
These leggy terriers make excellent
companions and hunters. II is natural for
AL dogs To put their noses to the ground
and hunt. They are always on the lookout
Tor something to pursue. and In the case
OF tho terrier ne likes 10 maui or Kill some
lind oi rodent But dog must bs
Drought M to Killing. 1t is unlikely that
the puppy Will dash at an animal and kill
X unless he sees an Older dog accomplish
the task or Is encouraged to kill by his
master. Dogs arr great imitators. and In
some cases they will for days follow the
oder dogs al work and try 10 play with
them before they become Interested In the
hunting work. This comes only after "A
Kill. when they have Joined I'm the noslng
OF or the breaking up OF the captured and
dead animal
The puppy may be given rat to worry
before he has lost his milk teeth But
there is no need Of such q hurry II there
~ no old dog TO show him the way to take
hold Of rat then a half grown rodent
may be exposed In a cage trap IN the Upen
and on the ground. The puppy will at
once become Interested, and his hackles
will 20 up when after a while he has
chased around the trap. and in his eager
ness perhaps allowing the rat to nip him
through the bars. Already 1t should be
mentioned. piece NJ string has been
Topped ON the rats tail. The mouth or
door ~ the cage being opened, the rodent
is dropped to the ground and at once the
puppy makes for H. II Is ten tn one that
the rat bites the terrier on the lip, and
then FOR moment he wthdraws from the
rat "nlch is nIoweh 10 scdmper on
on the end OF IN" cora.
IL ~ heh tna' the nshtlhg instincts OF
MS ancestors demonstrate themselves, and
we NonhRstr forgetting previous punish
nent ulShos IN ana 'hds MS victim Let
mn, o,"'N every pone IA tne rats oody'
~ ~ ''S "esH' an" ms sweet revenge.
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