268 DOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEM 



Bones ought not to be given, as the act of gnawing them is 

 apt to mar the beard and moustache. For the same reason 

 it is well when possible to serve the food from the fingers. 

 But many owners use a sort of mask or hood of elastic material 

 which they tie over the dog's head at meal-times to hold back 

 the long face-fall and whiskers, that would otherwise be smeared 

 and sullied. Similarly as a protection for the coat, when 

 there is any skin irritation and an inclination to scratch, linen 

 or cotton stockings are worn upon the hind feet. 



Many exhibitors pretend that they use no dressing, or very 

 little, and this only occasionally, for the jackets of their 

 Yorkshire Terriers ; but it is quite certain that continuous 

 use of grease of some sort is not only advisable but even necess- 

 ary. Opinions differ as to which is the best cosmetic, but 

 Hairmero, the dressing prepared for the purpose by Miss 

 D. Wilmer, of Yoxford, Suffolk, could not easily be improved 

 upon for this or any other long-coated breed. 



For the full display of their beauty, Yorkshire Terriers 

 depend very much upon careful grooming. It is only by 

 grooming that the silvery cascade of hair down the dog's 

 sides and the beautiful tan face-fall that flows like a rain of 

 gold from his head can be kept perfectly straight and free 

 from curl or wrinkle ; and no grease or pomade, even if their 

 use were officially permitted, could impart to the coat the 

 glistening sheen that is given by the dexterous application of 

 the brush. The gentle art of grooming is not to be taught 

 by theory. Practice is the best teacher. But the novice 

 may learn much by observing the deft methods employed 

 by an expert exhibitor. 



Mr. Peter Eden, of Manchester, is generally credited with 

 being the actual inventor of the Yorkshire Terrier. He 

 was certainly one of the earliest breeders and owners, and his 

 celebrated Albert was only one of the many admirable speci- 

 mens with which he convinced the public of the charms of this 

 variety of dog. He may have given the breed its first im- 

 pulse, but Mrs. M. A. Foster, of Bradford, was for many years 



