THE DOG FAMILY 107 
very quaintand peculiar in appearance. Theyshouldhavesquare REE, 
heads and muzzles, with small ears, large protruding eyes, short 
thick bodies, and tails tightly curled over the back. The illus- 
tration, “ Duchess of Connaught,” is of a well-known winner. 
MattesE TERRIERS are very beautiful when pure bred. 
They have a long straight coat of silky white hair nearly 
reaching the ground, black nose and eyes, and the tail curled 
over the back of their short cobby body. Their beauty well 
repays the trouble of keeping them in good condition. The 
illustration, from a photograph taken for this article, is that 
of the high-class dog “ Santa Klaus.” 
YORKSHIRE Toy TERRIERS, with their steel-blue bodies 
and golden-tanned faces, legs, and lower parts, and long 
straight coats, require skilful attention to keep in order, but 
are very attractive as pets. 
Toy SPANIELS are very old members of the toy division, ~~ Phote by County of Gloucester Studio, Cheltenham 
dating from or before the time of King Charles: KiNG PUG AND PEKINESE SPANIEL 
CHARLES SPANIELS being black and tan; PRINCE CHARLES 4 ‘pical portrait of two well-known winners in 
SPANIELS black, white, and tan; another strain, the BLENHEIM, a lai 
white, with shades of reddish-tan markings on the head and 
body, and a spot of same colour on forehead ; and the Rusy, a rich coppery red all over. They 
should be small and stout in size and shape, without coarseness, long in the ear, with large full 
protruding eyes of dark colour, a short face, a straight coat, and not leggy. 
JAPANESE SPANIELS carry heavy coats, usually black, or yellow, and white in colour, shorter in 
the ears, which are carried more forward than in the last-named, broader in the muzzle, with 
nearly flat faces, dark eyes, and bushy tails carried over the back. They have very short legs, 
and their hair nearly reaches the ground as they walk. When I kept them they were much 
larger in size, but they are often now produced under 6 lbs. in weight. 
PEKIN SPANIELS, the last of the toy spaniels I need mention, come from China. They 
should have soft fluffy coats, tails inclined to turn over the back, short faces, broad muzzles, large’ 
lustrous eyes, and a grave, dignified expression. The colour is usually some shade of tawny 
fawn or drab, but I have seen them black and dark brown; whatever colour, it should be without 
white. The illustration, Mrs, Lindsay’s “ Tartan Plaid,’ was one of the early importations. 
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FOX-TERRIER 
A picture full of life and go—at present odds in favour of our friend with the prickly coat 
