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for this breed it is perhaps better to limit 

 the weight of competitors to 12 lb. The 

 Bull-terrier Club put 15 lb. as the lowest 

 weight allowed for the large breed, and it 

 seems a pity to have an interregnum between 

 the large and miniature variety ; still, in 

 the interests of the small valuable specimens, 

 this seems inevitable, and opportunist prin- 

 ciples must be applied to doggy matters as 

 to other business in this world. At present 

 there is a diversity of opinion as to their 

 points, but roughly they are a long flat head, 

 wide between the eyes and tapering to the 

 nose, which should be black. Ears erect and 

 bat-like, straight legs and rather distinctive 

 feet ; some people say these are cat like. 

 Some Toy Bull-terriers have a curved 



back which looks as if the dog was cringing. 

 This peculiarity has been attributed to the 

 fact that they have been carried under the 

 arms or even in the pockets of their owners 

 for generations, and that finally nature 

 adapted the dog to its usual position. This 

 is as it may be. Toy Bull-terriers ought to 

 have an alert, gay appearance, coupled with 

 refinement, which requires a nice whip tail. 

 The best colour is pure white. A brindle 

 spot is not amiss, and even a brindle dog 

 is admissible, but black marks are wrong. 

 The coat ought to be close and stiff to the 

 touch. Toy Bull-terriers are not delicate 

 as a rule. They require warmth, and never 

 are better than when taking plenty of 

 e.xercise in all weathers. 



TWINKLE LITTLE STAR 



BY TEDDY ROY VIC 



PROPERTY OF LADY EVELYN EWART. 

 Photograph by Cosway Callery. 



