714 The Dog Book 



In Mrs. Foster's time the coat had to be an even steel-blue body, with sound 

 tan head and legs, the tan going lighter on the top of the head. When the 

 length of the coat became the prominent feature aimed at, the even shade 

 of the body coat w^as then made less of, with the result that we at times 

 have dogs too dark, more black than blue and others too grey in tone. 

 With all the good dogs so long-coated as they are at the present time, attention 

 should be directed to this question of colour and judges should put more 

 value on a good coloured dog so as to emphasise the importance of this 

 property in the Yorkshire. 



This is one of the breeds which can hardly be considered as a house dog. 

 At least you cannot combine the show and the pet dog in one animal. If it is 

 a show dog it has to be kept in the manner described in the supposed visit 

 to a Yorkshire breeder's home, and cannot be made a house pet of or the 

 coat would soon be ruined for show purposes. All dogs are not good enough 

 to show and such as are not make bright and intelligent house dogs. Even 

 then, however, they call for care and attention to keep the coat free from 

 snarls or matting and as they never look at all like the dogs at the shows 

 they may be a little disappointing, perhaps, to their owners, though that is 

 not likely to be acknowledged, even it does enter into an owner's head. Our 

 business is not, however, with pets but the show specimens and the standard 

 by which they are judged is as follows: — 



Descriptive Particulars 



General Appearance. — Should be that of a long-coated pet-dog, the 

 coat hanging quite straight and evenly down each side, parting extending 

 from the nose to the end of the tail. The animal should be very compact 

 and neat, the carriage being very upright, and having an important air. 

 Although the frame is hidden beneath a mantle of hair, the general outline 

 should be such as to suggest a vigorous and well-proportioned body. 



Head. — Should be rather small and flat, not too prominent or round 

 in skull; rather broad in the muzzle; perfectly black nose; the hair on the 

 muzzle very long, and 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 in the centre of the head, especially about the 

 ear roots. 



