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ciers and breeders thought ought to be the type; and it is 

 probable that so long as a dog of this breed was known to 

 have some of the blood of the original Old Crab, Kershaw's 

 Kitty, and Whittam's bitch the sole progenitors of the 

 breed former breeders did not inquire too curiously into 

 the pedigree of all the dogs used. This seems to be a rea- 

 sonable supposition, and should fully account, in the case 

 of some prominent dogs, for the lack of a complete pedi- 

 gree running back to the three dogs above named. It is a 

 well-established fact that the principal strains have been 

 most jealously guarded by the people in the north of Eng- 

 land. 



In noting the development of the breed up to its present 

 standard, it may be stated, to commence with, that it has 

 been principally accomplished by the people mostly oper- 

 atives in cotton and woolen mills in the counties of York- 

 shire and Lancashire, England, where it originated. Un- 

 fortunately, at its first appearance at our shows, almost 

 anything in the shape of a Terrier having a long coat, with 

 some shade or effect of blue on the body, fawn or silver- 

 more frequently the latter colored head and legs, with 

 tail docked and ears trimmed, was received and admired 

 as a Yorkshire Terrier by most everyone except the few 

 competent judges; and the breed, fashionable as it is, is 

 still much neglected in this country, for the reason that its 

 care is not so well understood as that of many other breeds, 

 and a good specimen soon loses its fine show condition by 

 reason of lack of that regular and well-directed care 

 necessary to cultivate and keep the coat looking right. 



Dog shews have, however, had the same effect on this 

 as on other breeds. With the annual improvement, in 

 quality, of the dogs exhibited, people have learned more 

 about the points required of a well-bred specimen, and the 

 worst type of dogs claiming title to the name has almost 

 disappeared from our shows. Terrier properties should be, 

 and are, considered by competent judges, for although 

 toys, they are essentially Terriers, and called Terriers; con- 

 sequently there is no valid reason why they should not be 



