Sporting Dogs: Their Points and Management in Health and DiseaseBarton, Frank Townend
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Sporting Dogs: Their Points and Management in Health and Disease
Barton, Frank Townend
Dogs
Legs, short and strong, having round feet, well covered with hair.
_Weight._--From 16 to 20 lbs.
_Faults._--Short back, faulty carriage of ears, thin coat, too short
coat, legginess, bad carriage of tail, bad colour, too light, etc.
_Club._--Skye Terrier.
_Prices._--Typical puppies, at six or eight weeks, can be bought at
prices ranging from four to twelve guineas, but it is advisable to
purchase Skyes when they are older, as one is then in a better position
to speculate--for such it is--as to the probable subsequent value, for
the show bench.
=The Bedlington Terrier=
This breed of Terrier has certain features distinct from that of all
others, and originated, so far as we are able to glean, in the county
of Northumberland, over a century since.
William and James Allan appear to have had a great deal to do with
laying foundation-stone of this variety of Terrier.
It is said that James Allan lived in a gipsy camp about the year
1730, in the Rothbury Forest, and that his father, William, was famed
for other hunting Terriers, which were then known under the title of
Rodbury, or Rothbury Terriers.
During 1825 a stone mason, to name Tom Ainsley, had a dog that he
called Young Piper, and through his residence in the locality of
Bedlington (near Newcastle), the present breed derived its name.
The dam of Piper was black, with brindled legs, and light-coloured hair
on the top, and she weighed about 14 lbs. and the sire was about the
same weight, liver-coloured, with a somewhat hard texture of hair.
Bedlingtons are very game dogs, and will generally tackle anything
their own weight.
[Illustration: BEDLINGTON TERRIER DOG (Mr H. WARNES).]
They make good watch-dogs, and are capital "ratters," etc. Many
cross-bred Terriers--and game ones too, have a considerable proportion
of Bedlington blood in them. Their chief points are as follows:--
_Height._--About 15 inches.
_Weight._--22 to 24 lbs.
_Colour._--Sandy, liver, dark blue, blue and tan, liver and tan.
_Nose._--If dark blue, or blue and tan, the nose should be black, but
when liver-coloured, sandy, or liver and tan, then the nose ought to
correspond, being either liver, or flesh-coloured.
_Coat._--Hard in texture, standing well off the body. A great deal of
trimming is necessary to get Bedlingtons fit for the show bench.
_Skull._--Narrow, but should have a good dome on it, with a silky
"top-knot" or "crown." From the eyes to nose, face ought to be long,
and rather narrow.
The jaw to be long and the lips tight-fitting, free from flew. Strong,
level teeth.
Small, deeply-sunk, keen-looking eyes, moderate-sized ears, carried
flat on cheeks, and covered with soft hair, are typical of the
Bedlington.
The neck should be long, well set up, and strongly muscled.
_Body._--This is moderately long, deep at the chest, and slender at the
waist.
_Tail._--Long, tapering, thick at "set-on," feathered on under
surface, and the carriage of it reminds one, somewhat of the Setter.
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