348 Modern Dogs. 



the length of the hair on the body and head of 

 some of the best dogs is almost incredible, and 

 its texture and colour are simply extraordinary. It 

 is said that when in his best form the little dog 

 Conqueror, already alluded to, had hair of almost 

 uniform length of 24in. ; he weighed about 5Jlb. One 

 of the smartest little dogs of the variety, and a 

 game little chap too, was Mr. Kirby's Smart, 

 which did a lot of winning about twenty years 

 ago. Old Huddersfield Ben was another of the 

 " pillars " of the breed ; Mrs. Troughear's Dread- 

 nought was another celebrity ; and Mrs. Foster's 

 (Bradford) Bright and Sandy were notable dogs a 

 few years ago. Indeed, to the latter (one of our 

 few lady judges), and to her husband, Mr. Jonas 

 Foster, more than to anyone else is due any little 

 popularity the Yorkshire terriers possess to-day. 

 They have bred them for years, and have from 

 time to time owned the most perfect specimens 

 imaginable. Mrs. Foster's Ted, who weighed 5lb., 

 has, perhaps, for all round excellence, never been 

 excelled, and it was extremely funny to see this 

 little whippet of a dog competing against an enor- 

 mous St. Bernard or dignified bloodhound for the 

 cup for the best animal in the show. Nor did the 

 award always go to the big and to the strong. One 

 of the tiniest dogs I ever saw was a Yorkshire terrier 



