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the division for Rough-haired Toys under 7 Ibs. weight. It is almost a pity that a regular 

 class cannot be given them at every show of any importance, as their beauty would influence 

 many to give the breed a trial ; but, bearing in mind the smallness of the classes, committees 

 are hardly to be blamed if they study their own convenience first. It is, however, we think, 

 rather injurious to the Yorkshire Terrier to be so often shown in the same class as nondescript 

 mongrels, which, though unsuccessful, come by association to be confused by the uninitiated 

 with the genuine Yorkshiremen. 



Before going into anything like a description of the Yorkshire Terrier, we may remark 

 that at the present time it is usual to dock their tails and cut their ears. The desirability 

 of such proceedings is more than questioned by certain authorities, but the writer is personally 

 most decidedly in favour of the removal of the tail. It is certainly a thing to be proud of 

 if a man succeeds in producing a dog with a perfectly-shaped and carried tail ; but in the 

 face of the enormities in caudal appendages which are frequently seen .in pet dogs, it is 

 certainly for the benefit of a breed if by custom a reduction of the offending member is 

 permitted and encouraged. In the matter of ears the question stands on a different footing, 

 as not being a fighting dog (though frequently of a snappish disposition towards human beings), 

 there is no decided reason why the Yorkshire Terrier should lose his ears. The length too of 

 the hair on his head usually conceals the ears, and it therefore seems that as regards any 

 benefit to his appearance the dog's ears might as well be left on as removed. Again, a 

 good ear being naturally harder to obtain than a bad one, a dog of this breed with an 

 uncut, well-shaped ear is to be expected to beat one whose ears have been manipulated. 



In showing and dealing in Yorkshire Terriers there are unfortunately many unfair advan- 

 tages by which a cunning and unprincipled person can steal a march on youth or inexperience. 

 The beautiful colour of the body is the most usual mark for the skill of the " faker," and a judge 

 who knows his work, and is not afraid of doing his duty, has frequently to disqualify some of 

 the competitors who appear before him. A common application is black-lead to the darker 

 portion of the coat on the back, but this is easy of detection, and a white handkerchief will 

 usually work out that mystery, to the discomfort of the owner if he is in attendance. 



Mrs. M. A. Foster of Bradford, is, at the time of writing, facile princeps at the head of 

 affairs in the Yorkshire Terrier line. It is marvellous to contemplate the success of this 

 enthusiastic lady, and the condition in which she shows her pets is beyond all praise. Though 

 her dogs are always good she never showed a bad one many of her successes are largely 

 contributed to by the care she bestows upon them and their toilets. Mrs. Bligh Monk of 

 Coley Park near Reading, Lady Giftard of Red Hill, and Miss Alderson of Leeds, are also 

 exhibitors who have left their mark deeply on the list of successful competitors. Mr. Abraham 

 Boulton, also, of Accrington, Messrs. W. Wilkinson, W. Eastwood, Alderson of Halifax, and 

 Torr of Birmingham, have all done good service to all sizes of Yorkshire Terriers, by pro- 

 ducing first-rate specimens of the breed. The dog we have selected to illustrate the Yorkshire 

 Terrier is Mrs. M. A. Foster's very beautiful little Toy Smart, winner at the Alexandra Palace 

 show of July, 1879. Unfortunately, as he has been sold, we are unable to get his measurements 

 for insertion therewith. 



With regard to the standard of a Yorkshire Terrier, it may truthfully be stated before 

 going further, that the most essential points to be gained are coat and colour, as most of the 

 other features shrink into insignificance before these two great desiderata. However 



The Skull should be, as in all Terriers, long and gradually tapering towards the muzzle. 



