One of the right sort rushed immediately into close quarters

One of the right sort rushed immediately into close quarters

One of the right sort rushed immediately into close quarters

On the contrary, one of the right sort rushed immediately into close quarters, seized the badger with as little delay as might be, and endeavoured to drag it forth into open daylight. It required a dog of rare pluck and courage, however, to accomplish this featone, in fact, insensible to punishment; and few could be found willing to face and endure hard biting, and force the badger from its lair. Pure bred bull dogs will naturally go in and face anything, but it is in very few instances that they make any attempt to draw. Long experience showed that the best and truest that could be produced, were a cross between a well bred bull dog and a terrier, commonly known as bull terriers. Sufficiently powerful and courageous dogs were, also, to some extent, to be found amongst rough wiry haired terriersthe Charlieshope Pepper and Mustard breed of Dandie Dinmontswhich "fear naething that ever cam wi' a hairy skin on't;" and the handsome, smooth, glossy-coated black and tan dog, "fell chield at the varmin," which would buckle either "tods or brocks." Bedlington terriers,a distinct breed of Northumbrian origin, long known and esteemed in Cumberland and other northern countieshave frequently proved themselves admirable adepts at drawing the badger. These dogs, properly speaking, are more "fluffy" coated than wiryhave greater length of leg than the Dandie Dinmontsare full of spirit and staminaremarkably active and alertand very fierce and resolute when called into action.