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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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There
is
a
tendency
nowadays
towards
excess
of
size
in
the
Bedlington.
It
is
inclined
to
be
too
long
in
the
body
and
too
leggy,
which,
if
not
checked,
will
spoil
the
type
of
the
breed.
It
is,
therefore,
very
important
that
size
should
be
more
studied
by
judges
than
is
at
present
the
case.
The
faults
referred
to
are
doubtless
the
result
of
breeding
for
exceptionally
long
heads,
which
seem
to
be
the
craze
just
now,
and,
of
course,
one
cannot
get
extra
long
heads
without
proportionately
long
bodies
and
large
size.
If
it
were
possible
to
do
so,
then
the
dog
would
become
a
mere
caricature.
As
a
sporting
terrier
the
Bedlington
holds
a
position
in
the
first
rank.
He
is
very
fast
and
enduring,
and
exceedingly
pertinacious,
and
is
equally
at
home
on
land
and
in
water.
He
will
work
an
otter,
draw
a
badger,
or
bolt
a
fox,
and
he
has
no
superior
at
killing
rats
and
all
kinds
of
vermin.
He
has
an
exceptionally
fine
nose,
and
makes
a
very
useful
dog
for
rough
shooting,
being
easily
taught
to
retrieve.
If
he
has
any
fault
at
all,
it
is
that
he
is
of
too
jealous
a
disposition,
which
renders
it
almost
impossible
to
work
him
with
other
dogs,
as
he
wants
all
the
fun
to
himself,
and
if
he
cannot
get
it
he
will
fight
for
it.
But
by
himself
he
is
perfect.
As
a
companion
he
is
peculiarly
affectionate
and
faithful,
and
remarkably
intelligent;
he
makes
a
capital
house-dog,
is
a
good
guard
and
is
very
safe
with
children.
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