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disease is the great enemy of the Yorkshire Terrier fancier, and 

 scurf must be guarded against, or it will cause irritation and 

 scratching. A little minced meat, fowl, or fish freed from bones is 

 good fare for a Yorkshire Terrier, especially when combined with 

 stale brown bread, or Toy dog biscuits finely broken and covered 

 with gravy or broth from a sheep's head. Chopped green vegetables 

 also tend to keep the blood cool and pure. 



Yorkshire Terriers that are not required for show need not 

 be treated differently from other Toys kept purely as companions. 

 They may also be allowed to frolic outdoors with canine companions, 

 a pleasure that is denied the show Yorkshire Terrier. The latter, 

 in fact, is a glass-case, fine-weather dog, and very artificially treated. 

 As to whether it is best to keep Yorkshire Terriers upon a bare 

 floor, upon an enclosed cushion, or in one of the railed-off 

 kennels, raised a little from the floor, sold by dog-appliance makers, 

 is a matter of individual opinion. One thing, however, is certain 

 they must not be allowed to sleep upon unenclosed bedding 

 material, or the coat will be spoilt. It will be necessary to carefully 

 watch such artificially kept dogs to prevent them from soiling 

 their quarters and spoiling their coats. When, therefore, the 

 weather is such that it is not possible to allow them outside for 

 natural purposes, some of the mould as sold for cats, a little sanitary 

 sawdust, or just a little straw in a corner should be put down 

 for their convenience. 



At one time this handsome-coated little Terrier was the victim 

 of the cropping fiend ; but this cruel practice no longer obtains. 

 The dog is, however, one of those that is docked. As a rule, about 

 half the tail is removed, and if the operation be performed, as it 

 should be, within a week or a fortnight of birth, it may be removed 

 by the aid of the thumb-nail only. Dew-claws, if present, should 

 also be removed. 



The crowds of ladies attracted to the range of miniature crystal 

 and mahogany palaces, where these little beauties luxuriate on 

 silk and velvet cushions, see little of their make and shape, 

 concealed as the body is by an abundance of flowing hair, arranged 

 with all the art of the accomplished perruquier ; and it is quite 

 amusing to see the amount of preparation these little creatures 

 undergo before being carried before the judge. 



Necessarily, a dog requiring such a lot of attention as the show 

 Yorkshire Terrier undoubtedly does receives but comparatively 

 scant patronage from the dog-loving public, although its admirers 

 are very numerous. Of those who have attained fame in connec- 

 tion with the variety there are a few names that stand out very 

 prominently Mesdames Foster, Troughear, Walton, and Beard. 

 At one time a dog like the famous Champion Ted, owned by 

 Mrs. Foster, was considered one of the light-weights of the breed, 



