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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



good in type. She never exhibited a bad 

 one, and her Huddersfield Ben, Toy Smart, 

 Bright, Sandy, Ted. Bradford Hero, Brad- 

 ford Marie, and Bradford Queen — the last 

 being a bitch weighing only 24 07. . — 

 are remembered for their uniform ex- 

 .cellence. Mrs. Troughear's Conqueror and 

 Dreadnought, Mr. Kirby's Smart, Mrs. 



and texture, not abnormally long, and who 

 in addition to his personal beauty shows a 

 desirable amount of that terrier character 

 which happily is being restored. Dogs are 

 usually superior to bitches in type and 

 substance, notwithstanding that many are 

 unfortunately marred by imperfect mouths. 

 The standard of points laid down by the 

 Yorkshire Terrier Club 

 is as follows : 



MR. C, E. FIRMSTONES YORKSHIRE TERRIERS, 



MYND DAMARIS, MYND IDOL, AND THE GRAND DUKE 



Pfwtogriiph by Russdl. 



I. General Appearance. — 

 That of a long-coated pet 

 dog, the coat hanging quite 

 straight and evenly down 

 each side, a parting ex- 

 tending from the nose to 

 the end of the tail. The 

 animal should be very 

 compact and neat, his car- 

 riage being very sprightly ; 

 bearing an air of import- 

 ance. 



AUhough the frame is 

 hidden beneath a mantle 

 of hair, the general outline 

 should be such as to sug- 

 gest the existence of a 

 vigorous and well-propor- 

 tioned body. 

 2. Head.— Should be rather small and flat, not 

 too prominent or round in the skull ; rather 

 broad at the muzzle, with a perfectly black nose ; 

 the hair on the muzzle very long, which should be 

 a rich, deep tan. not sooty or grey. Under the 



Vaughan Fowler's Longbridge Bat, Bob 



and Daisy, and many bred or owned by 



Mrs. Bligh Monk, Lady Giffard, ]\Iiss Alderson 



and Mr. Abraham Bolton, were prominent 



in early days. Of more recent examples chin, long hair, about the same colour as on the 



that have approached perfection may be 



mentioned Mrs. Walton's Ashton King, 



Queen, and Bright, and her Mont Thabor 



Duchess. Mr. Mitchell's Westbrook Fred 



has deservedly won many honours, and ^Ir. 



Firmstone's Grand Duke and IVIvnd Damaris, 



crown of the head, which should be a bright, golden 

 tan, and not on any account intermingled with 

 dark or sooty hairs. Hair on the sides of the 

 head should be very long, of a few shades deeper 

 tan than that on the top of the head, especially 

 about the ear-roots. 



3. Eyes — Medium in size, dark in colour, having 

 and ^Irs. Sinclair's IMarcus Superbus, stand a sharp, intelligent expression, and placed so as 

 , . , • ^, ^. ^- X J. • 1 ^ to look directly forward. They should not be 



high m the estimation of expert ]udges o ^^^^^^^^ ^^-^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ ^^^^^.^ ^,„^,, ,^ 



the breed. Perhaps the most beautitul ^^^^ 



bitch ever shown was Waveless, the property ^ Ears.— Small, V-shaped, and carried semi- 



of Mrs. R. ^larshaU, who is at present the erect, covered with short hair ; colour to be a 



owner of another admirable bitch in Little deep rich tan. 



Picture. It is hazardous to pronounce an 

 opinion upon the relative merits of dogs, 

 but one has the support of many experienced 

 authorities in saying that the best all round 

 Yorkshire Terrier now li\-ing is Mrs. W. 

 Shaw's Ch. Sneinton Amethvs", who has the 



5. Mouth. — Good even mouth ; teeth as sound 

 as possible. A dog having lost a tooth or two, 

 through accident or otherwise, is not to disqualify, 

 providing the jaws are even. 



6. Body.— ^'ery compact, with a good loin, 

 and level on the top of the back. 



7. Coat.— The hair, as long and as straight as 



merit of possessing a coat of excellent colour possible (not wavy), should be glossy, 



like silk 



