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as distinct from Griffons Bruxellois, 

 Griffons Beiges. These are very often 

 Griffons of the usual colour, with a mis- 

 mark of white or black, or occasionally they 

 may be grey or fawn. But the most ap- 

 proved colour, and certainly the most 

 attractive, is black and tan. Breeding for 

 colour, per se, that is to say, as distinct 

 from other points, is neither sporting nor 

 wise, and undoubtedly a great reason for 



standard in regard to other points be 

 equally high with that now attained by 

 those of the usual red colour. 



The third group of Brussels Griffons is 

 that termed " smooth," or, in Brussels, 

 Griffons Brabancons. The smooth Griffon 

 is identical with the rough in all points 

 except for being short-haired. It is sur- 

 prising how easily people are misled into 

 tiiinking a smooth Griffon long-nosed by 



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MRS. HANDLEY SPICERS CH. COPTHORNE TREASURE 



BY CH. LOUSTIC LURONNE. 



From the Painting aY MAUD EARU 



the unpopularity of Dalmatians is the 

 necessity for breeders of these dogs to de- 

 vote their chief energies to improving the 

 spots wherewith he is spotted. But when, 

 as in the case of the Pomeranian, a breed 

 has been brought to a great state of per- 

 fection, varieties in colour which shall co- 

 exist with the other necessarv points add 

 greatlv to a breeder's interest in his hobbv. 

 What a pretty picture a group of Poodles 

 makes, when one is fawn, another choco- 

 late, and another slate blue. Similarly I 

 foresee a great future for the black-and- 

 tan Brussels Griffon, and for a breeder 

 with time and interest, 1 together with a 

 desire to break fresh ground, I would sug- 

 gest the formation of a kennel of black-and- 

 tan Brussels Griffons, provided that the 



the absence of whisker. In order to con- 

 vince sceptics that an apparently long- 

 nosed smooth may be in reality as short- 

 nosed as a rough-haired Griffon, it is only 

 necessary to put one of the latter breed into 

 a bath, thoroughly wetting the whiskers 

 and beard, when it is amazing how long the 

 shortest nose will appear to become. As is 

 well known, smooth Griffons are most use- 

 ful for breeding rough ones with the 

 desired hard red coat, and many well- 

 known show dogs with rough coats have 

 been bred from smooth ones : for example, 

 Sparklets, Ch. Copthorne Lobster, Ch. 

 Copthorne Treasure, Ch. Copthorne Talk- 

 o'-the-Town, and Copthorne Blunderbuss. 

 This and many other facts in connection 

 with breeding Griffons will be learnt from 



