124 DOMESTICATED DOGS. 
should guess the Maltese dog has been selected, the colour points 
rather to the King Charles spaniel. Possibly both crosses have 
been used by Mrs. Foster and her allies, but I do not pretend to 
fathom these mysteries, about which great reticence is maintained, 
_ The following are the points of ‘this breed as settled by the 
Yorkshire Terrier Club :— 
The general appearance should be that of a long-coated pet dog, 
the coat hanging quite straight and evenly down each side, a 
parting extending from the nose to the end of the tail; the animal 
should be very compact and neat, the carriage being very sprightly, 
bearing an important air. Although the frame is hidden beneath 
a mantle of hair, the general outline should be such as to suggest 
the existence of a vigorous and well-proportioned body. 
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, and 
about the same colour as the centre 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, and a few shades deeper tan than the centre of the head, 
especially about the ear-roots. 
Hyes.—Medium in size, dark in colour; having a sharp, intelli- 
gent expression, and placed so as to look directly forward; they 
should not be prominent; the edges of the eyelids should also be 
of a dark colour. 
Hars.—Cut or uncut; if cut, quite erect; if uncut, to be small, 
V-shaped, and carried semi-erect, covered with short hair; colour 
to be a deep dark tan. 
Mouth.—Good even mouth ; teeth as sound as possible. A dog 
having lost a tooth or two, through accident or otherwise, not the 
least objectionable, providing the jaws are even. 
Body.—Very compact and a good loin, and level on the top of 
the back. 
Coat.—The hair as long and straight as possible (not wavy), which 
should be glossy like silk (not woolly), extending from the back of 
the head to the root of the tail. Colour a bright steel blue, and on 
no account intermingled the least with fawn, light, or dark hairs. 
