92 . Ladies Toy Dogs. 
one time cream-coloured dogs commanded the highest 
price, then white with black nose. At one time black 
muzzles were in vogue, and we believe they are preferred 
at the present time, and party-coloured dogs are not 
thought much of. When these dogs are self-coloured, 
they should be free from any white, and this may be pre- 
dicated of every description of dog or hound. Fawn 
dogs should have black toe-nails. All of the breed should 
have very glossy coats and a compact form. The tail 
should be very fine, and though coated, and not bare or 
showing the caudal vertebre, it should be void of all 
roughness. 
The weight must not exceed 8 lbs. or g lbs., and the dog 
is valuable in proportion as he weighs less than this. 
Specimens have been bred, which, at maturity, did not 
reach 5 lbs., but they were very delicate and shy. Some 
of the best shaped and most perfect greyhounds of this 
description have reached from 14 lbs. to 18 lbs., and at 
this weight they are certainly more robust than the more 
valuable dwarfs, occasionally becoming fat and losing the 
beautiful lines of their kind. The bitches are much less 
than the dogs. 
Some very charming specimens have been shown in 
London. We have a lively recollection of Mrs. Burke’s 
Silver, Dr. Palmer’s Garibaldi, and Mr. Hugh Hanly’s 
Psyche. Some very good ones have also appeared at ali 
our metropolitan exhibitions. But at the present moment 
it would be exceedingly difficult to obtain a first-class 
specimen, and I have no hesitation in saying it is the 
rarest dog of the day. ‘ 
It has been crossed in Staffordshire with the small bull 
terrier with advantage, and the produce displayed no 
delicacy and lost none of its courage. J have seen many 
of these in “the black country.” They were slate-coloured 
or blue-tanned, and very like the blue terrier known in 
London as the “ Blue Peter,” which I suspect is bred in a 
similar manner. 
Although the pure Italian greyhound is generally deli- 
cate and nervous, it now and then displays wonderful 
affection and fidelity, and we remember hearing that a 
