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very quaint and peculiar in appearance. They sh< >uld have square 

 heads and muzzles, with small ears, large protruding eyes, short 

 thick bodies, and tails tightly curled over the back. The illus- 

 tration, " Duchess of Connaught," is of a well-known winner. 



Maltese Terriers are very beautiful when pure bred. 

 They have a long Straight coat of silk)' while hair nearly 

 reaching the ground, black nose .\.\\d eyes, and the tail curled 

 over the back of their short cobby body. Their beauty well 

 repays the trouble of keeping them in good condition. The 

 illustration, from a photograph taken tor this article, is that 

 ol the high-class dog " Santa Klaus." 



Yorkshire Toy Terriers, with their steel-blue bodies 

 and golden-tanned faces, legs, and lower parts, and long 

 straight coats, require skilful attention to keep in order, but 

 are very attractive as pets. 



Toy Spaniels are very old members of the toy division, 

 dating from or before the time of King Charles: KING 

 ClIAKi ES SPANIELS being black and tan; PRINCE CHARLES 

 Spaniels black, white, and tan ; another strain, the Blenheim, 

 white, with shades of reddish-tan markings on the head and 



body, and a spot of same colour on forehead ; and the Ruby, a rich coppery red all over. They 

 should be small arid stout in size and shape, without coarseness, long in the ear, with large full 

 protruding eyes of dark colour, a short face, a straight coat, and not leggy. 



Japanese Spaniels carry heavy coats, usually black, or yellow, and white in colour, shorter in 

 the ears, which are carried more forward than in the last-named, broader in the muzzle, with 

 nearly flat faces, dark eyes, and bushy tails carried over the back. They have very short legs, 

 and their hair nearly reaches the ground as they walk. When I kept them they were much 

 larger in size, but they are often now produced under 6 lbs. in weight. 



Pekin Spaniels, the last of the toy spaniels I need mention, come from China. They 

 should have soft fluffy coats, tails inclined to turn over the back, short faces, broad muzzles, large 

 lustrous eyes, and a grave, dignified expression. The colour is usually some shade of tawny 

 fawn or drab, but I have seen them black and dark brown ; whatever colour, it should be without 

 white. The illustration, Mrs. Lindsay's " Tartan Plaid," was one of the early importations. 



Photo h Count) 



PUG AND 



0/ Gloucetter Stu<iio y Cheltenham 



PEKINESE SP WIF.L 



A typical portrait of ttvo ivell-knoivn winners in 

 these popular varieties 



[If'tshau, \. B. 



FOX-TERRIER 



A picture full of lift and go — at present odds in favour of our friend ivilh the prickly coat 



