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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 
—aintelligent, 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 
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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 
teeth, and edged with a small beard. 
8. Chest.—Rather wide and deep. 
9. Legs.—As straight as possible, of medium 
length. 
1o. Tail—Erect, and docked to two-thirds. 
11. Colour.—In the Griffons Bruxellois, red ; in 
the Griffons Belges, 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.—Light weight, 5 lb. maximum ; and 
heavy weight, 9 lb. 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. 
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GROUP OF BRUSSELS GRIFFONS, 
INCLUDING A BRABANGON. 
