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must be taken, if zinc is used, to see that it is fixed in a workmanlike manner, as a sharp edge 

 would be very likely to injure the dog. 



The correct points and markings of the Toy are identical with those of the larger-sized 

 Black-and-tan Terrier ; only, as before mentioned, there is usually a great dearth of flat- 

 headed Toys, the inclination to get apple-headed being a great hindrance to the breeder's success. 

 Another disfigurement, and one to which the apple-headed ones are apparently more liable 

 than the others, is a large, full, weeping eye, which is in every way opposed to the small, 

 black, and bead-like eye so essential to a good Terrier. Again, in the Toys there is an 

 increased difficulty in getting the correct shade of tan combined with the orthodox pencilling 

 and thumb-marks. We know of more than one specimen otherwise capable of holding its 

 own in any company but yet wanting in these points, and therefore unable to be shown with 

 any certainty of success. We consider these markings to be a sine qua non in a Terrier for 

 showing, though there are many dogs most valuable for breeding purposes which have either 

 no black at all on their feet and pasterns, or, on the other hand, show no signs of tan. In 

 breeding from such specimens we recommend that the black-legged or heavily-marked ones 

 should be preferred to those which are wanting in any pencilling, as the latter are usually 

 pale and "clayey " in tan, and therefore unlikely to produce rich-coloured offspring. The darker 

 ones are, on the other hand, very likely to beget puppies (if suitably mated) well marked, and 

 with a rich, "warm-coloured" tan. 



From the smallness of their size and their natural delicacy, Toy Terriers are difficult to 

 rear, and the mother often succumbs when bringing puppies into the world. However, many 

 long-headed breeders are prepared with artificial mothers in the shape of the domestic cat, 

 who can usually be prevailed upon in any number to undertake the mother's duties to one 

 or more puppies, and thus save any strain upon the latter's already reduced strength. 



Amongst the best specimens of recent years have been Mr. Howard Mapplebeck's Belle, 

 and Mr. Robert Fulton's (late) Lady Lucy. The latter was, in our opinion, when alive, the 

 best-headed Toy we ever remember to have come across, and her untimely decease was a 

 severe loss to the breed. Unfortunately Lady Lucy, like many others of her breed, succumbed 

 to the effects of a chill, to which all these dogs are peculiarly liable, from the delicacy of their 

 size, and the small amount of hair they usually possess. The latter infirmity is no doubt 

 another of the ill effects of (we presume, in this case, the necessary abuse of) in-breeding, 

 and very great difficulty is usually found by owners of toy dogs to keep them in good trim. 

 A leading breeder, however, has informed us on several occasions that he has found excellent 

 results follow the application of castor-oil to the skin, which he uses on all occasions, certainly 

 with excellent results as regards his own stud, which is usually in a most satisfactory state 

 of health. Amongst other good and successful Toys of late years may be mentioned Mr. 

 Henry Lacy's Pepita, Mr. Abraham Boulton's Little Wonder, and a very fair one of Mrs. 

 M. A. Foster's by name, we believe, Linley. In the north of England we have sometimes 

 come across Toy Terriers marked with white, who would otherwise have been good enough 

 to win prizes anywhere. The white usually appeared on the chest, which is the most common 

 place for it to appear in dogs, and was not considered a blemish for breeding purposes by 

 the owners. In our opinion, though the disfigurement may be present in any litter, it is in- 

 judicious to breed from dogs with white marks ; and this idea is, we believe, endorsed by the 

 majority of the London breeders of Toy Terriers. 



The Toy Terrier we have chosen for our coloured illustration is Mr. Tom B. Swinburne's 

 (of Darlington) Serpolette, by Rochester's Trip out of Rose, and one of the best specimens 



