wire-haired

Updated: May 18, 2025

Next in rotation in the chronicles of seizers appears 'Lena, who is still alive, an Australian bitch of great size, courage, and beauty, wire-haired, like a Scotch deerhound. 'Bran, a perfect model of a greyhound. 'Lucifer, combining the beauty, speed, and courage of his parents, 'Bran' and Lena, in a superlative degree.

Sir Samuel White Baker - The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon

A story that is told of a certain spot near the village of G , in Co. Kilkenny, supports this theory. The account was sent us by the eye-witness of what occurred, and runs as follows: "I was out for a walk one evening near the town of G about 8.45 P.M., and was crossing the bridge that leads into the S. Carlow district with a small wire-haired terrier dog.

St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour - True Irish Ghost Stories