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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Writers
on
canine
history,
and
Mr.
Rawdon
Lee
among
the
number,
tell
us
that
the
English
White
Terrier
is
a
comparatively
new
breed,
and
that
there
is
no
evidence
to
show
where
he
originally
sprang
from,
who
produced
him,
or
for
what
reason
he
was
introduced.
His
existence
as
a
distinct
breed
is
dated
back
no
longer
than
forty
years.
This
is
about
the
accepted
age
of
most
of
our
named
English
terriers.
Half
a
century
ago,
before
the
institution
of
properly
organised
dog
shows
drew
particular
attention
to
the
differentiation
of
breeds,
the
generic
term
"terrier"
without
distinction
was
applied
to
all
"earth
dogs,"
and
the
consideration
of
colour
and
size
was
the
only
common
rule
observed
in
breeding.
But
it
would
not
be
difficult
to
prove
that
a
white
terrier
resembling
the
one
now
under
notice
existed
in
England
as
a
separate
variety
many
generations
anterior
to
the
period
usually
assigned
to
its
recognition.
In
the
National
Portrait
Gallery
there
is
a
portrait
of
Mary
of
Modena,
Queen
Consort
of
James
II.,
painted
in
1670
by
William
Wissing,
who
has
introduced
at
the
Queen's
side
a
terrier
that
is
undoubtedly
of
this
type.
The
dog
has
slight
brown
or
brindle
markings
on
the
back,
as
many
English
White
Terriers
have,
and
it
is
to
be
presumed
that
it
is
of
the
breed
from
which
this
variety
is
descended.
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