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care must be taken not to break any of the hairs 

 or pull out any of the jacket. In addition the 

 dog must be washed each week, and continuously 

 wear on his hind feet " boots" or " shoes," or 

 " socks " or " stockings," or whatever one likes to 

 call them, of wash-leather. Such are sometimes 

 made from linen or other material, but wash or 

 chamois leather appears to be the best for the 

 purpose. These of course prevent the little fellow 

 from spoiling his coat by scratching, at the same 

 time preserving the hair on the feet. 



In due course the hair on the head or skull of 

 the dog will increase in length, and when grown 

 sufficiently, it should be tied up and plaited ; this 

 must be done afresh daily, at the same time it must 

 be well brushed, care being taken that none of the 

 hairs become matted or stick to each other. There 

 is a special brush used for the purpose, rather 

 smaller than the ordinary toilet article, with the 

 bristles about three inches in length ; a suitable 

 article costs about five shillings. The Yorkshire 

 terrier, has, as a rule, his ears cut, and it is many 

 years since I saw a really first rate dog on the 

 bench which had not been so mutilated. At the 

 earlier shows excellent specimens often enough 

 appeared with their ears entire, and for them special 

 classes were provided. Mr. P. Eden's Albert, a 



