3S A MANUAL OF TOY DOGS 



the toes. There must be no tan down the backs of the 

 hind legs, and the ears must be neat and well carried ; 

 the tail a whip. 



Yorkshire terriers, if small and well coated, always 

 find a sale, and will never be without friends. I like 

 them much as single pet dogs, but a kennel of York- 

 shires is a life's work, and only the enthusiast can give 



YORKSHIRE TERRIER. 

 " Trixie" owned by Miss O'Donnell. 



them all the care they need. A Yorkie must be brushed 

 (lengthily) every day : it must be rubbed with oils and 

 washes, especially when its hair is breaking, the process 

 which turns the short-coated black-and-tan puppy into 

 the full-blown blue-and-tan beauty of mature age. If 

 the coat is to be done justice to, the puppy must, when 

 necessary, be most carefully washed (though washed 



