Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers (1922) (14773031061)

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Title: Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Hochwalt, Albert Frederick. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: Cincinnati, O., Sportman's digest
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation



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Breeds—Terriers 21 this refers only to the show specimens.It is always possible to procure awaster either because he does notconform to the show standard in thefiner points, is oversize, or for someother reason. The fox terrier, as infact practically all terriers, except thetoy varieties and possibly Bostons,are mens dogs, and they can furnishconsiderable sport if they are trainedon various kinds of varmints. Inthis connection it might be said thatthey take to this class of work veryreadily, as they have been specificallybred for this purpose since the earliestdays. The Irish Terrier, is a wire-coateddog, usually brick red or wheaten incolor. He is a handsome dog, butlike the wire-haired fox terrier, hiscoat must be kept right. For game-ness, there are few terriers his equaland he has been rightly named Dare-devil. The Irish terrier is a triflelarger in size than the fox terrier. Hehas all of that varminty look, thatfiery eye and alert expression, indi- 22 Dogs as J fame Companions
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THE IRISH TERRIER, CELTIC DEMON. cative of the dog of quick action, andfurthermore, he is a most intelligentanimal and makes one of the best dogsfor the home that may be imagined.Since the rise in popularity of someof the other smaller terrier breeds, theIrish has fallen somewhat in the esti-mation of the fanciers, but thosewho have bred him for years andhave a specimen or two about wouldnot part with the fiery Irishman forall of the other terriers combined. Suitable Breeds—Terriers 23 The Irish terrier answers in manyrespects the call for an all-purposedog, except that he is not so large asthe Airedale and therefore could nothold his own in fighting big game,though for his inches, no better dogever lived, and I have, on one or twooccasions, seen Irish terriers in bearpacks which proved to be just as valu-able as some of the larger breeds;they were certainly just as game, andbeing very quick and shifty, theycould do considerable damage andstill come away uninjured, where alarger dog