Terriers - An Illustrated Guide (a Vintage Dog Books Breed Classic)

Darley Matheson

Description

Originally published in 1922 as "Terriers", this scarce early work on British terrier breeds is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have now republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The book's two hundred and thirteen pages discuss nineteen breeds of terriers originating within the British Isles. (with the possible exception of the Boston Terrier which although bred from a British Bulldog cross, can now rightfully claim to be an American breed). The first part of the book deals with the origins, history, description and standards of each of the nineteen breeds, and includes thirty one vintage photos of typical dogs: - The Fox Terrier. - The Sealyham Terrier. - The Welsh Terrier. - The Scottish Terrier. - The Cairn Terrier. - The West Highland White Terrier. - The Skye Terrier. - The Clydesdale Terrier. -The Dandie Dinmont. - The Border Terrier. - The Bedlington Terrier. - The Airedale Terrier. - The Irish Terrier(Dare-Devil). - The Kerry (Blue) Terrier. - The Bull Terrier. - The Boston Terrier. - The Black and Tan Terrier. - The English White Terrier. - The Yorkshire Terrier. Part two of the book contains chapters on - Feeding. - Washing, Grooming, and Exercise. - The Stud Dog. - The Brood Bitch and Her Management. - Some Terrier Ailments and Accidents. This is a fascinating read for any Terrier enthusiast or historian of the breeds, but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog breed books, particularly those dating back to the 1900's and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Informations

• Publié par: Read Books Ltd.
• Date de parution: 08 janvier 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528769860
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

Terriers
By
Darley Matheson
Vintage Dog Books Home Farm 44 Evesham Road Cookhill, Alcester Warwickshire B49 5LJ
vintagedogbooks.com
Read Books 2005
This book is copyright and may not be reproduced or copied in any way without the express permission of the publisher in writing.
ISBN No. 1-905124-88-0
Published by Vintage Dog Books 2005
Vintage Dog books is an imprint of Read Books
British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
Vintage Dog Books
Home Farm 44 Evesham Road Cookhill, Alcester Warwickshire B49 5LJ
TERRIERS
BULL TERRIER
TERRIERS
BY DARLEY MATHESON
WITH THIRTY-ONE ILLUSTRATIONS OF TYPICAL DOGS
LONDON: JOHN LANE THE BODLEY HEAD LTD. MCMXXII
CONTENTS
PART I
T HE F OX T ERRIER
T HE S EALYHAM T ERRIER
T HE W ELSH T ERRIER
T HE S COTTISH T ERRIER
T HE C AIRN T ERRIER
T HE W EST H IGHLAND W HITE T ERRIER
T HE S KYE T ERRIER
T HE C LYDESDALE T ERRIER
T HE D ANDIE D INMONT
T HE B ORDER T ERRIER
T HE B EDLINGTON T ERRIER
T HE A IREDALE T ERRIER
T HE I RISH T ERRIER (D ARE -D EVIL )
T HE K ERRY (B LUE ) T ERRIER
T HE B ULL T ERRIER
T HE B OSTON T ERRIER
T HE B LACK-AND -T AN T ERRIER
T HE E NGLISH W HITE T ERRIER
T HE Y ORKSHIRE T ERRIER
PART II
F EEDING T ERRIERS
W ASHING , G ROOMING, AND E XERCISE
T HE S TUD D OG
T HE B ROOD B ITCH AND HER M ANAGEMENT
S OME T ERRIER A ILMENTS AND A CCIDENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
B ULL T ERRIER
S MOOTH F OX T ERRIER , B ELGRAVE J OE
S MOOTH F OX T ERRIER , B ELGRAVE S PARK
W IRE F OX T ERRIER (showing improvement of present type upon this one)
P RESENT T YPE OF S MOOTH-COATED F OX T ERRIER
W IRE F OX T ERRIER
S EALYHAM T ERRIER (showing type of dog about ten years since)
P ROGENITORS OF THE I MPROVED S EALYHAM T ERRIER
S EALYHAM T ERRIER , A CE OF S PADES
S EALYHAM T ERRIER , G RAND S LAM
S EALYHAM T ERRIER
W ELSH T ERRIER
S COTCH T ERRIER
S COTCH T ERRIER (showing Head and Front)
S COTCH T ERRIER (Profile View)
C AIRN T ERRIER (Profile View)
C AIRN T ERRIER
C AIRN T ERRIER (another Type)
W EST H IGHLAND W HITE T ERRIER (Profile View)
W EST H IGHLAND W HITE T ERRIER (showing Head and Front)
W EST H IGHLAND W HITE T ERRIER (a good type of this Breed)
S KYE T ERRIER
D ANDIE D INMONT
B ORDER T ERRIER
B EDLINGTON T ERRIER
A IREDALE T ERRIER
I RISH T ERRIER
B ULL T ERRIER
H EAD OF A B ULL T ERRIER
E NGLISH W HITE T ERRIER
Y ORKSHIRE T ERRIER
PART I
THE FOX TERRIER
AMONGST all varieties of Terriers the Fox Terrier, either as a rough or smooth coated dog, occupies first place, and rightly so, as anyone with experience of this breed must know.
Its size, activity, docility, intelligence, varminty qualities, and good constitution are, along with other excellences, a composite part of the breed. None can deny these Terriers their birthright.
Those who have kept and bred Fox Terriers for years can never say a single word against these dogs. There may be a section of the dog-loving community who are not favourable to the breed, simply because so many people keep them, hence they are too plebeian to please. Let no mistake be made, the well-bred Fox Terrier is a gentleman, and knows how to behave as such, provided that he has received a proper upbringing.
For fifty years or close thereby, breeders have taken up these Terriers in real earnest, and the improvements that have been brought about, even within this last twenty years, constitute the best evidence as to what has been done for the welfare of the breed.
Certain other varieties of dogs rise and fall in popularity, but the Fox Terrier goes on and on, always holding the field against all comers, and why this is so, one word only will answer this question, and that is merit.
More Fox Terriers are bred and reared than all other Terriers combined, for there is a much greater demand than for any other variety, and as a commercial speculation better returns are to be had from Fox Terriers than from any other breeds. Being a hardy variety it commends itself to anyone contemplating starting dog-breeding, either for pleasure or for profit.
In every sense of the word it is the best sporting Terrier in existence, and it is just as much at home in the family circle as it is in the hedgerows and the rat-pit.
It is exceptional to find a Fox Terrier a fool, as in the case of many members of certain other breeds, and the intelligence of the former can only be measured by comparison with these, and it is certainly always favourable to the breed now under consideration.
Although the writer has not kept Fox Terriers for the show bench, he has owned many of them, and hundreds have passed through his hands, both in health and disease, always leaving the same impressions as to the splendid qualities of the breed.
There is one particular feature about the Fox Terrier, and that is the persistence of its inherent game qualities, in spite, it may be, of the absence of opportunities for displaying these qualifications.
The predominance of such qualities must rank as an invaluable asset. The Fox Terriers of the present day are vastly better dogs than their progenitors, as far as conformation goes, but it is a debatable point whether they are any better for work. Some authorities say yes, others answer in the negative. All things considered, the author thinks that the Fox Terriers of the present certainly are better dogs in every way than their ancestors, and anyone who has any practical knowledge of their working qualities will, he believes, support that view. The writer does not overlook the fact that a Fox Terrier s duties are, and always were, primarily intended for bolting the fox, and the little Terriers of to-day most certainly can hold their own against the bigger and coarser dogs used as recently as, say, forty years since. Those who are interested in Terriers must have noticed, in the various doggy journals, contributions from time to time as to the decadence of the working Terriers, and the wonderful Terriers that existed in the good old days. Greater rubbish was, in all probability, never penned.
Fox Terriers have been, and still are, bred much too large, and the converse, to be of real service as earth dogs, and now that the happy medium has been struck between 16 and 18 lb., we have reached a maximum degree of efficiency in every sense of the word.
The author is perfectly aware that there are some splendid little Fox Terriers for work that do not exceed 13 or 14 lb., but these are weights which should not be too much encouraged if the Fox Terrier has to maintain its locus standi in the world of Terrierdom.
As bearing upon this matter I should like to refer the reader to a contribution which recently appeared, relating upon the weights of Fox Terriers.
The following letter is of interest in connection with Fox Terriers and the so-called Jack Russell Terriers. It is from the pen of Rosslyn Bruce, and appeared in the Dog World , from which journal the author has taken the liberty of reproducing it:
The Rev. Jack Russell had countless numbers of Terriers, from his undergraduate days on, but probably his best, and certainly his best known, was Judy, who was dam of Moss, who was grand-dam of Frenzy, who was great-grand-dam of Avon May, whom Mr. Reeks bred, and sold to Mr. Redmond. This bitch was thus six generations direct from Judy, and proved a pillar in the breed; anyhow, here are a few who trace in the direct female line from her: Ch. Dame Fortune, Ch. Donna Fortuna, Ch. Rodaford, Ch. Avon Music, Ch. Brunhir Buntie, Burton Nellie (dam of Ch. Defacer ), Court Beauty (dam of Ch. Dangler ), Cherry B. (dam of Ch. Capt. Double ). Well, that will do for a start. All of these are Parson Jack Russell Terriers, but I go further, and undertake to find in any pedigree of a pure-bred smooth Fox Terrier, which extends, say, ten complete generations, not one, but ten strains of Jack Russell s blood. In most, I should find no more. Sir Julian, I notice, has twenty-three to this one bitch.
It is true that the type which Parson Russell strove for has been improved beyond all knowing, but the length of leg, quality of skull, and thick, hard, dense, smooth coat (points that you refer to) were all as much joy to the old parson s eye as they are to ours to-day. His model is our model, and I could find to-day a team of modern smooths that would make his dear old eyes twinkle again. I firmly believe that if someone were to choose as apple-headed, crooked-fronted, broad-chested, flat-sided, short-necked, bulgy-eyed a terrier as he could find in all the progeny, say, of our best Terriers, and call it a Parson Jack Terrier, which it certainly would be, for they all are, that he would find enough admirers of it to form a new Parson Jack Russell Terrier Club, and make a small fortune in stud fees and pups. It has been done before.
It is curious how a once great name is used to bolster up a modern fad; and I often wonder when people say Parson Jack Russell Terriers were smaller than our smooth Fox Terriers what evidence they think they have; here at least is a fact for younger fanciers to note and hand on when Parson Bruce and even, perhaps, Parson Russell are forgotten. On 8th November 1879 Parson Russell said to a certain old sportsman: An ideal Fox Terrier should be over 17 and under 20 lb., and a rough-haired Terrier is best the same size. There was a little boy han