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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



experience, always tlie best teacher. If this 

 short article leads any readers to make 

 acquaintance witii one of the most com- 

 panionable, most loxinjj. and most intelH- 

 i;"ent of little doijs, 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. — \'ery large, black, or nearly black ; 

 eyelids edged with black, eyelashes long and black, 

 eyebrows co\-ered with hairs, leaving the eve they 

 encircle perfectlv uncovered. 



5. No3e. — -Always black, short, surrounded 



with hair converging upward to meet those which 

 surround the ej-es. 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. — .\s straight as possible, of medium 

 length. 



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



11. Colour. — In the Griffons Bru.xellois, red ; in 

 the Griffons Beiges, preferably black and tan, but 

 also grc}- 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 Brabanfcn it is 

 smooth and short. 



13. Weight. — Lightweight, 5 lb. maximum ; and 

 heavy weight, 9 lb. maximum. 



Faults. 

 The faults to be avoided are li,ght eyes, silkv 

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

 hanging tongue or a brown nose. 



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GROUP OF BRUSSELS GRIFFONS, INCLUDING A BRABANQON. 



