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TOY-DOGS. 



dog has always failed, and in those instances where the sport (if 

 such it can be called) has been carried out at all, recourse has 

 been had to a cross between the Italian greyhound and the terrier, 



Italian Greyhounds, "Billy" and "Minnie." 



which results in a strong, quick, little dog, quite capable of doing 

 all that is required. 



The chief points characteristic of the Italian greyhound are 

 shape, colour, and size, and the scale must, therefore, be altered 

 from the English dog as follows: — 



Scale of points of the Italian greyhound : — 



