The Dog Family 



III 



heads and muzzles, with small ears, large protruding eyes, 

 short thick bodies, and tails tightly curled over the back. Tlie 

 illustration, "Duchess of Connaught," is of a well-known winner. 



IMaltese 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 Ijack of their short cobby liody. 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, 

 dating from or before the time of Ilis jNIajesty King Charles : 

 King Charles Spaniels being black and tan ; Prince 

 Charles Spaniels black, white, and tan ; another strain, 

 the Blenheim, white, with shades of reddish-tan markings 

 on the head and body, and a spot of same colour on fore- 

 head ; and the Edby, a rich coppery red all over. Tliey 



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 ; whate\-er colour, it should be 

 without white. The illustration, IMrs. Lindsay's "Tartan Plaid," was one of the early importations. 



Photo hij fOirfily of (;lot<n'^l,.-r Stt'.iUo, C'htUniham. 



rUG AND PEKINESE SPANIEL. 



A typic.ll portrait of two well-lcnown winners in 



tliese popular varieties. 



Fhoto lij C. Rcid] 



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FOX-TERKIER. 

 A picture full of life and go — at present odds in favour of our friend with the prickly coat. 



