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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Apart
from
colour
there
is
not
a
great
difference
between
the
White
English
Terrier
and
the
Manchester
Black
and
Tan.
But
although
they
are
of
similar
shape
and
partake
much
of
the
same
general
character,
yet
there
is
the
distinction
that
in
the
black
and
tan
the
conservation
of
type
is
stronger
and
more
noticeable
than
in
the
white,
in
which
the
correct
shape
and
action
are
difficult
to
obtain.
It
ought
naturally
to
be
easier
to
breed
a
pure
white
dog
from
white
parents
than
to
breed
correctly
marked
and
well
tanned
puppies
from
perfect
black
and
tans;
but
the
efforts
of
many
breeders
do
not
seem
to
support
such
a
theory
in
connection
with
the
English
Terrier,
whose
litters
frequently
show
the
blemish
of
a
spot
of
brindle
or
russet.
These
spots
usually
appear
behind
the
ears
or
on
the
neck,
and
are
of
course
a
disfigurement
on
a
dog
whose
coat
to
be
perfect
should
be
of
an
intense
and
brilliant
white.
It
appears
to
be
equally
difficult
to
breed
one
which,
while
having
the
desired
purity
of
colour,
is
also
perfect
in
shape
and
terrier
character.
It
is
to
be
noted,
too,
that
many
otherwise
good
specimens
are
deaf--a
fault
which
seriously
militates
against
the
dog's
possibilities
as
a
companion
or
as
a
watch.
Birmingham
and
Manchester
were
the
localities
in
which
the
English
Terrier
was
most
popular
forty
years
ago,
but
it
was
Mr.
Frederick
White,
of
Clapham,
who
bred
all
the
best
of
the
white
variety
and
who
made
it
popular
in
the
neighbourhood
of
London.
His
terriers
were
of
a
strain
founded
by
a
dog
named
King
Dick,
and
in
1863
he
exhibited
a
notable
team
in
Laddie,
Fly,
Teddie,
and
Nettle.
Mr.
S.
E.
Shirley,
M.
P.,
was
attracted
to
the
breed,
and
possessed
many
good
examples,
as
also
did
the
Rev.
J.
W.
Mellor
and
Mr.
J.
H.
Murchison.
Mr.
Alfred
Benjamin's
Silvio
was
a
prominent
dog
in
1877.
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