Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 September 1895 — FOX TERRIERS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

FOX TERRIERS.

One of the Most Aristocratic Breeds of the Canine To-Day. The origin of the fox terrier is not certainly known, but they have been bred pure in royal kennels of England for over 100 ears, and in America today the breed is fast usurping the place of the pug and the Yorkshire ter-

rier. Fox terriers are very intelligent, have an untiring energy and a great desire to be busy. As guard dogs they have no superiors, and are not generally vicious to people, but it is safest for any stranger to first get permission

before he bothers either the person or property of the master.. Although not very quarrelsome, yet when once aroused, they display the greatest amount of pluck and endurance, and will fight to death anything they consider prey, seldom ever showing signs of being tired. As a killer of vermin they have no equal, and they naturally take to all animals that burrow In the ground. They are typical companions for children, as they will watch over them ajid Inspire the child with their own determination,* obedience, humbleness and affection. Their color is pure white, with black, tan or other markings, and their tail, which Is always docked, is coarse and straight. They weigh from fifteen to twenty pounds.

SMOOTH-COATED FOX TERRIER.