354 Modern Dogs. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 

 Value. ' Value. 



Quantity and colour of 



hair on back 25 



Quality of coat 15 



Tan 15 



Head 10 



Mouth 5 



Ears 5 



Legs and feet 5 



Body and general ap- 

 pearance 10 



Tail 5 



Eyes 5 



70 



Grand Total, 100. 



There are some other rough-haired toy terriers, 

 which are, however, of little account, because they 

 have never been bred to any particular type. Occa- 

 sionally wee things very like what a miniature Skye 

 terrier would be are seen ; and, again, some smart 

 little dogs with cut ears, evidently a cross between 

 a Yorkshire terrier and some other variety of small 

 dog, are not at all uncommon, and were quite 

 numerous before the dog show era commenced. 

 Since then the general public will not look at any- 

 thing other than what is considered to be of blue 

 blood. At one of the early London shows separate 

 classes were provided for Scotch terriers under 

 7lb. weight and white in colour, fawns with the 

 same limit, and blues likewise, each of the three 

 attracting a fair entry, most of which were, how- 



