264 ALL ABOUT DOGS 



a revival of interest will be taken in this somewhat 

 neglected variety. One of the best seen for years illus- 

 trates this variety. Occasionally more or less good 

 specimens of the White English Smooth Terrier, in 

 miniature, are seen, and when correct in points, they 

 are very pretty. 



Yorkshire Toy Terrier I will now speak of 

 another very beautiful breed of dogs, well suited 

 as ladies' pets. Yorkshire Terriers, sometimes not 

 exceeding three pounds in weight, colour slate blue 

 on back and sides, also part of head, the rest a 

 golden tan; when in form, the coat sweeps the 

 ground, and is soft and bright in texture, and colour; 

 of course, such a breed cannot be kept "up to the 

 mark " without some care, and trouble, but a good 

 specimen, turned out in correct form, is " quite a 

 picture," and provokes any amount of admiration par- 

 ticularly amongst the fair sex, and I have known any 

 sum from 5 to 250 to be paid for really tip-toppers, 

 to be kept as companions, for which they are well 

 suited, and I can, from my own experience, testify to 

 their affectionate and engaging qualities. Of course 

 their coats must be kept to a reasonable length, often 

 brushed out, and they would not be suitable inmates 

 for a kennel, being essentially a breed for indoors. 



The best specimen living illustrates this variety. 



Maltese Terriers Another of the Pet Dogs, proper, 

 is the lovely little Maltese Terrier, whose praises I have 

 been singing for years, and I am delighted to see they 



