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Considered indigenous to Britain, no dog carried its head so high nor so boldly as did the Terrier, which expressed a lively energy. There were, however, two evident varieties, though it seemed uncertain whether these had emerged by design or by accident.

The first variety was smooth, rounded and rather elegant, usually black in color with tan spots over the eyes and the same color on the belly and other extremities. Sometimes these terriers were also white. Their muzzle was sharp, their eyes bright and lively, the ears pointed or slightly-turned down, while the tail was carried high and was rather bowed.

The second variety was considered a 'more genuine' breed, usually called the wire-haired or Scottish terrier, although they were also sometimes known as the Isle of Skye Terrier. The muzzle was shorter and fuller, the limbs more stout and the coat hard and shaggy. In color the Scottish terrier was a pale sandy or ochre, sometimes white.

The legs of neither type of terrier, however, were as crooked as those of the Turnspit, nor were their backs so long. In Germany there was a large rough terrier employed to rouse even the fiercest beasts of the forest from their lairs in the thickest under wood. Such terriers worked with audacity and noisy clamor, never failing to achieve their purpose. These were usually a wolfish grey-brown, with some white around the neck and chest and a well-fringed tail curled over the back.