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The ______is the only breed named for a literary character. Sir Walter Scott’s 1814 novel, Guy Mannering”, contained a farmer named __________” who had a pack of terriers indigenous to the English-Scottish Border area.
The ___evolved as a hardy working terrier. He needed the stamina to hunt all day over the rough terrain of the English-Scottish Border country, often in inclement weather. He was primarily a hunter of vermin, requiring the skills and physical equipment to “go to ground”. Therefore he had to be a proper size: not too small and light nor too large and clumsy. Necessary were a strong neck, strong jaws and large teeth, especially the canines. His quarters were well muscled and well placed to give him endurance and his body flexible to enter a den and to retreat quickly when necessary. His coat needed to be double, the undercoat to keep him warm and dry at the skin, the outer coat to shed wind and water as well as to protect him from the harsh brush and brambles.
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