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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 
—intelligent, 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 
THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG, 
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 the 
teeth, and edged with a small beard. 
8. Chest.—Rather wide and deep. 
9. Legs.—As straight as possible, of medium 
length. 
to. Tail.—Erect, and docked to two-thirds. 
tr, Colour.—In the Griffons Bruxellois, red ; in 
the Griffons Belges, preferably black and tan, but 
also grey or fawn; in the Petit Brabancon, 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 ]b. 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. 
