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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



experience, always the best teacher. If this 

 short article leads any readers to make 

 acquaintance with one of the most com- 

 panionable, most loving, and most intelli- 

 gent of little dogs, it will not have been 

 written in vain. 



DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS OF THE 

 BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 



1. General Appearance. A lady's little dog 

 intelligent, sprightly, robust, of compact appear- 

 ance reminding one of a cob, and captivating the 

 attention by a quasi-human expression. 



2. Head. Rounded, furnished with somewhat 

 hard, irregular hairs, longer round the eyes, on 

 the nose and cheeks. 



3. Ears. Erect when cropped as in Belgium, 

 semi-erect when uncropped. 



4. Eyes. Very large, black, or nearly black ; 

 eyelids edged with black, eyelashes long and black, 

 eyebrows covered with hairs, leaving the eye they 

 encircle perfectly uncovered. 



5. Nose. Always black, short, surrounded 



with hair converging upward to meet those which 

 surround the eyes. Very pronounced stop. 



6. Lips. Edged with black, furnished with a 

 moustache. A little black in the moustache is 

 not a fault. 



7. Chin. -Prominent, without showing the 

 teeth, and edged with a small beard. 



8. Chest. -Rather wide and deep. 



9. Legs. As straight as possible, of medium 

 length. 



10. Tail. Erect, and docked to two-thirds. 



11. Colour. -In the Griffons Bruxellois, red ; in 

 the Griffons Beiges, preferably black and tan, but 

 also grey or fawn ; in the Petit Brabangon, red 

 or black and tan. 



12. Texture of Coat. Harsh and wiry, irregular, 

 rather long and thick. In the Brabangon it is 

 smooth and short. 



13. Weight. Lightweight, 5 Ib. maximum ; and 

 heavy weight, 9 Ib. maximum. 



Faults. 



The faults to be avoided are light eyes, silky 

 hair on the head, brown nails, teeth showing, a 

 hanging tongue or a brown nose. 



GROUP OF BRUSSELS GRIFFONS, INCLUDING A BRABAN90N. 



