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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



good in type. She never exhibited a bad 

 one, and her Huddersfield Ben, Toy Smart, 

 Bright, Sandy, Ted, Bradford Hero, Brad- 

 ford Jlarie, and Bradford Queen — the last 

 being a bitch weighing only 24 oz. — 

 are remembered for their uniform ex- 

 cellence. Mrs. Troughear's Conqueror and 

 Dreadnought, 'Sir. Kirby's Smart, Mrs. 



and texture, not abnormally long, and who 

 in addition to his personal beauty shows a 

 desirable amount of that terrier character 

 which happily is being restored. Dogs are 

 usually superior to bitches in type and 

 substance, notwithstanding that many are 

 unfortunately marred by imperfect mouths. 

 The standard of points laid down by the 

 Yorkshire Terrier Club 

 — , is as follows : 



MR. C. E. FIRMSTONES YORKSHIRE TERRIERS, 



MYND DAMARIS, MYND IDOL, and THE GRAND DUKE 



rlwiograf'h I'v Russell. 



Vaughan Fowler's Longbridge Bat, Bob 

 and Daisy, and many bred or owned by 

 Mrs. Bligh Monk, Lady Giffard, Miss Alderson 

 and Mr. Abraham Bolton, were prominent 

 in early days. Of more recent examples 

 that have approached perfection may be 

 mentioned Mrs. Walton's Ashton King, 

 Queen, and Bright, and her Mont Thabor 

 Duchess. Mr. Mitchell's Westbrook Fred 

 has deservedly won many honours, and Mr. 

 Firmstone's Grand Duke and Mynd Damaris, 

 and Mrs. Sinclair's Marcus Superbus, stand 

 high in the estimation of expert judges of 

 the breed. Perhaps the most beautiful 

 bitch ever shown was Waveless, the property 

 of Mrs. R. Marshall, who is at present the 

 owner of another admirable bitch in Little 

 Picture. It is hazardous to pronounce an 

 opinion upon the relative merits of dogs, 

 but one has the support of many experienced 

 authorities in saying that the best all round 

 Yorkshire Terrier now li\ing is Mrs. W. 

 Shaw's Ch. Sneinton Amethyst, who has the 

 merit of possessing a coat of excelljnt colour 



I. General Appearance. — 



That of a long-coated pet 

 dog, the coat hanging quite 

 straight and evenly down 

 each side, a parting ex- 

 tending from the nose to 

 the end of the tail. The 

 animal should be very 

 compact and neat, his car- 

 riage being very sprightly ; 

 bearing an air of import- 

 ance. 



Although the frame is 

 hidden beneath a mantle 

 of hair, the general outline 

 should be such as to sug- 

 gest the existence of a 

 vigorous and well-propor- 

 tioned body. 



2. Head. — Should be rather small and flat, not 

 too prominent or round in the skull ; rather 

 broad at the muzzle, with a perfectly black nose ; 

 the hair on the muzzle very long, which should be 

 a rich, deep tan, not sooty or grey. Under the 

 chin, long hair, about the same colour as on the 

 crown of the head, which should be a bright, golden 

 tan, and not on any account intermingled with 

 dark or sooty hairs. Hair on the sides of the 

 head should be very long, of a few shades deeper 

 tan than that on the top of the head, especially 

 about the ear-roots. 



3. Eyes — Medium in size, dark in colour, having 

 a sharp, intelligent expression, and placed so as 

 to look directly forward. They should not be 

 prominent. The edges of the eyelids should be 

 dark. 



4. Ears. — Small, V-shaped, and carried semi- 

 erect, covered with short hair ; colour to be a 

 deep rich tan. 



5. Mouth. — Good even mouth ; teeth as sound 

 as possible. A dog having lost a tooth or two, 

 through accident or otherwise, is not to disqualify, 

 providing the jaws are even. 



6. Body. — Very compact, with a good loin, 

 and level on the top of the back. 



7. Coat. — The hair, as long and as straight as 

 possible (not wavy), should be glossy, like silk 



