242 Modern Dogs. 



artificially. Now that the Welshman is well esta- 

 blished, let his admirers keep to one type and 

 one type alone. Discountenance all trimming and 

 plucking; show your dog naturally and he will be 

 far better than when trimmed, and plucked, and 

 singed, and dyed. To prove how he has prospered I 

 need only draw attention to the Stud Book, where in 

 1886 there were but half a dozen entries registered, 

 in 1893 there are fifty-one, and signs are not wanting 

 that the latter number will be increased in the near 

 future. 



The Welsh Terrier Club is quite a powerful 

 and representative body, and it has issued the 

 following description of the dog it has under its 

 wing : 



" Head. The skull should be flat, and rather 

 wider between the ears than the wire-haired fox 

 terrier. The jaw should be powerful, clean cut, 

 rather deeper, and more punishing giving the head 

 a more masculine appearance than that usually seen 

 on a fox terrier. Stop not too defined, fair length 

 from stop to end of nose, the latter being of a black 

 colour. 



" Ears. The ear should be V-shaped, small, not 

 too thin, set on fairly high, carried forward and close 

 to the cheek. 



" Eyes. The eye should be small, not being too 



