THE YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 451 



The eyes should be of medium size, dark in color, having 

 a sharp, intelligent expression, and placed so as to look 

 directly forward, but should not be prominent. The edges 

 of the eyelids should also be of a darker color. 



Ears cut or uncut. If cut, quite erect; uncut, small, 

 Y-shaped, and carried semi-erect. Covered with short hair. 

 Color to be a deep, dark tan. 



The mouth should be good and even; teeth as sound as 

 possible. A dog having lost a tooth or two through acci- 

 dent not the least objectionable, providing the jaws are 

 even. 



The body should be very compact, with a good loin, and 

 level on top of the back. 



Coat. The hair as long and straight as possible (not 

 wavy), which should be flossy, not woolly. It should 

 extend from the back of the head to the root of tail. Color 

 a bright steel-blue, and on no account intermingled with 

 fawn, light, or dark hairs. 



Legs quite straight, of a bright, golden-tan color, and 

 well covered with hair, a few shades lighter at the ends than 

 at the roots. 



Feet as round as possible; toe-nails black. 



Weight divided into two classes, viz. , under five pounds 

 and over five pounds, but not to exceed twelve pounds. 



Referring to this standard, Mr. Wilkinson says : 



Personally, I confess a weakness for color over quantity of coat, as I con- 

 tend it is quite possible to produce a vast quantity of coat on a specimen other- 

 wise indifferent.* From boyhood, I remember my father (now deceased) being 

 a great breeder and fancier of Yorkshire Terriers, and he could not tolerate a 

 dog without the rich, golden tan, and I certainly inherit his weakness, and 

 think the points most difficult to o'btain should be thought most highly of 

 when they are produced. I am rather afraid that, of late years, too much 

 thought has been given to length of coat in preference to good color and mod- 

 erate coat combined. A lot of hair with dog attached does not constitute a 

 perfect Yorkshire Terrier. 



Mr. Bootman also says with relation to this point : 



Richness of tan on head and legs should, to my mind, be more cultivated 

 than at present. This property was highly prized by the old breeders. The 

 craze for length of coat has in a great measure been the means of reducing the 

 quality of tan. 



