YORKSHIRE TERRIER 



easy to find, and when they are their coats are most diffi- 

 cult to keep in order. Indeed, no variety requires more 

 assiduous attention, and many are the devices resorted to 

 and prescriptions used to accomphsh that result. Cocoa- 

 oil is a very good thing for the long, silken jackets of these 

 little dogs, which are usually kept shut up in glass-fronted 

 boxes, as their constitutions are so delicate ; whilst soft 

 wash leather coverings are kept upon their feet to prevent 

 them scratching and tearing the hair. It is usual also to 

 keep the luxurious hair which grows upon their heads tied 

 back, in order that they can see, and their jackets, which 

 should be of exuberant length, require frequent attention 

 from a long but soft-bristled brush, else they will become 

 matted and the dog's beauty will be lost. 



The head is small and fiat, the muzzle delicate and not 

 too long ; the eyes rather small and deeply set, dark in 

 colour and sparkling ; the ears small, and carried semi-erect, 

 the hair on them being short and of a very deep tan 

 colour. The neck is fairly long, the shoulders sloping, 

 and the body moderately long and level, the ribs being 

 flat and loins strong. The fore-legs must be quite straight, 

 and they are covered with short hair of a deep tan shade, 

 the feet being round, and the tail docked. The coat is 

 a great point, as it must be long on the body, almost 

 reaching to the ground and perfectly fiat, whilst on the 

 head it is also of considerable length. The colour is a 

 lovely steel-blue of a dark shade on the body, whilst the 

 long hair on the head, and also on the chest, is of a rich, 

 deep tan hue, but on the neck it is the same colour as on 

 the body, all the tan hair being darkest at the roots. 

 Weights vary considerably, being from 5 lbs. to 12 lbs. 

 (See Brushes,) 



Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson 6^ Co. 

 Edinburgh 6^ London 



