OTHER DIMINUTIVE TOY DOGS 629 



small depression on the skull, and large, erect ears." There are 

 also long-coated specimens. 



At the Kennel Club Show of 1898 one of these scarce (so far 

 as this country is concerned) little animals was exhibited by Mrs. F. 

 H. Adams, Arun Bank, Rudgwick, Sussex. Fig. 131 illustrates this 

 mite. Her owner characterised her as a very lively little pet. Al- 

 though weighing but 4lb. 2oz., she was very plucky, and had the 

 temerity to tackle a cat. Chihuahua dogs generally have the repu- 

 tation of being delicate ; but there was nothing delicate about Mrs. 

 Adams's bitch at the time she was exhibited. When she first came 

 into her owner's hands, she was very timid ; but she soon outgrew 

 this, and would romp about with a handsome Retriever that was ex- 

 ceedingly kind to his small friend. 



THE AFFENPINSCHER 



At one time this Monkey Terrier, as it is called by some, was now 

 and then found at a few of the larger shows. Since the advent 

 of the Brussels Griffon, however, the Affenpinscher is not as often 

 seen. To judge by the appearance and monkeyish expression of 

 these two varieties, one could readily imagine that the former con- 

 tained a big preponderance of the latter. 



The Affenpinscher is an alert, intelligent little dog of some ylb. 

 to 81b. in weight. It has a round skull well covered with stiff hair, 

 large, dark, round eyes, black-bordered eyelids, and bushy eyebrows. 

 As the name denotes, the expression is that of a monkey. The ears 

 are erect, and on the Continent cut to a point. As in the Brussels 

 Griffon, there is a prominent chin, with a hair-tuft and a moustache. 

 Though the lower jaw is a trifle the longer, the teeth must not show. 

 The body is short and compact ; the fore legs are straight and well 

 boned while the round feet are well furnished with hair between the 

 toes. The colour is different shades of red, as well as grey and 

 yellowish ; while there is often a black mask. The coat is wiry in 

 texture. The tail is docked to about two-thirds its length. 



THE BUTTERFLY SPANIEL OR SQUIRREL-DOG 



In some quarters there is a disposition to popularise this long- 

 coated toy-dog. It scales somewhat heavier than the Affenpinscher, 

 and, like that variety, is of Continental origin. The names above 

 adopted are in reference to two decided characteristics that the dog 

 possesses. The former is in allusion to the ear-placement and 

 carriage, which have been fancifully likened to the expanded wings 

 of a butterfly ; the latter to the tail being carried over the back. 

 The skull is rounded, with round dark eyes placed somewhat low. 

 In body the dog is not so compactly built as our English Toy 

 Spaniels. The coat is a chestnut-brown or a combination of that 

 colour and white ; while in texture it is soft to the touch. On the 

 face parts and in front of the legs it is shorter than on the body. 



