OTHER DIMINUTIVE TOY DOGS 627 



carried to the utmost extent it can be with safety, great delicacy 

 of constitution being one result, and another the loss of hair, 

 many specimens being almost bare on head, face, and neck ; this 

 is a great disfigurement, and one that can only be permanently 

 remedied by judicious breeding. 



The points of the Black-and-tan Toy Terrier are the same as 

 in the larger breed, and to that readers are referred. There is more 

 difficulty experienced in producing a good animal, well marked, and 

 rich in colour, of the desired size weighing from 3lb. to 5lb. at 

 most than there is in breeding dogs 2olb. and over. 



As these fragile creatures are thin in the skin, and but lightly 

 covered with hair, they should be kept clothed when out of doors. 



The great difficulty breeders find in producing perfect specimens 

 of this variety is shown by the scarcity of them on the show-bench. 

 For the last twenty years at least there have usually been one or 

 two specimens so far superior to the general run that each, while its 

 turn lasted, took the chief prizes wherever exhibited. Such were 

 Boulton's Little Wonder, Whitehouse's Little Emily, Howard 

 Mapplebeck's Belle, Mrs. Foster's Diva, Tom Swinburn's Serpolette, 

 Alf George's Little Princess, and Mrs. Hamp's Jubilee Wonder (the 

 last named a perfect specimen), Mrs. Lyne's Sisserietta, and the dogs 

 associated with the name of Mr. T. Adams, of Oxford. 



The Blue (known as the Blue Paul) and the Blue-and-tan are 

 often by enthusiasts dignified as distinct varieties, but they are not 

 entitled thereto. They are mere colour " sports," and generally, as far 

 as type is concerned, inferior to the Black-and-tan. Some years ago 

 these " sports " were encouraged ; and where Nature had not given 

 them the requisite colour, this was supplied by Art. 



Though it is very desirable to take the greatest care of these some- 

 what delicate dogs, yet it is not a good plan to coddle them and bring 

 them up like hot-house plants, any more than it is to allow them out 

 when cold winds are blowing or during inclement weather generally. 

 The best coated dogs will usually be found amongst those that 

 during suitable weather have been kept in a well-ventilated but cosy 

 out-door kennel. In winter it is safest to keep them indoors, but 

 not to allow them to snooze away their existence in a basket before 

 the fire. That the brood bitch and her whelps need special treat- 

 ment admits of no doubt ; for it would be the height of folly to 

 allow the delicate young puppies to be exposed to cold blasts of 

 wind, wet, and snow. For natural purposes it is the fancier's rule 

 to provide a tray containing peat moss, sanitary sawdust, or the 

 special mould sold for cats, to which the dam and her puppies 

 can repair. This has been found to answer well. 



As with many other varieties, it is not judicious to attempt to 

 breed from the small bitches. Far better is it to rely upon a bitch of 

 medium size (81b. or so) that also comes of a small strain, and utilise 



