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for which there is no particular reason, as the 

 Scottish shows give them no more encouragement 

 than they receive this side the Border. Mr. Ballan- 

 tyne, at Edinburgh, has a particularly good kennel, 

 his Morning Star and Rising Star being especially 

 notable ; Dr. Lees Bell's Leeds Elect is another 

 noteworthy dog at the present day, whilst Mr. C. 

 Randall in Liverpool has a kennel that includes 

 Bange, Little Beauty, and Semolina, all winners at 

 our leading shows, as are Mr. J. P. Heap's Eclipse 

 and Mr. G. H. Newman's Nobility ; Mr. J. E. 

 Walsh's Lady of the Lake ; Mr. J. M. Bobbie's 

 Silver Blaze ; Mr. W. Smith's Duchesse III., and 

 others shown by Messrs. Heap and Lee. 



Generally, the English white terrier ought to be 

 constructed on pretty much the same lines as a 

 black and tan terrier, but he must never reach the 

 full size of the latter variety, and he should be a more 

 compact and a more sprightly little dog generally, 

 possessing a character of his own in the latter respect. 

 He may vary in weight from, say, 61b. to I4.1b., 

 and a perfect specimen of the small size is as pretty 

 and elegant a little creature as anyone need desire 

 to possess, though he may be delicate and perhaps 

 deaf. No colour in a perfect specimen is allowable 

 but pure white, eyes dark hazel, or as dark as they 

 can be had, nose perfectly black, and the eye-lashes 



