a rule survive to a fair age, and some of the best have been shown successfully for quite as many years as any other variety of exhibition dog. Mrs. Foster's little champion Ted was quite at the head of his class for six years, at any rate; whilst Huddersfield Ben, Conqueror, and others appeared successfully for three years or more without interval. Ted, whose weight in good condition was just 5lb., appears to have been peculiarly healthy, for he never had a day's illness from the time Mrs. Foster purchased him at Heckmondwike show in 1887. He was withdrawn from the show bench in 1893, having, during his unexampled career, won two hundred and sixty-five first prizes. Last summer Ted's hair was all cropped very close, in order that he could more comfortably run about the house, but as I write in the spring of 1894, it has grown quite long again, and this charming and unique little fellow is still as lively as the proverbial kitten, and as sound as a bell, though approaching nine years of age. A Yorkshire Terrier Club was formed in 1886, but owing, as I have already said, to the comparatively few people who keep the variety, it has not made any particularly marked improvement in the variety. It has, however, issued a description, which is as follows: General Appearance. The general appearance should be that of a long-coated pet dog, the coat hanging quite straight and evenly down each side, a parting extending from the nose to the end of the tail; the animal should be very compact and neat, the carriage being very sprightly, bearing an important air. Although the frame is hidden beneath a mantle of hair, the general outline should be such as to suggest the existence of a vigorous and wellproportioned body. Head.-Should be rather small and flat, not too prominent or round in the skull; rather broad at the muzzle, a perfectly black nose; the hair on the muzzle very long, which 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 the centre of the head, especially about the ear roots. Eyes.-Medium in size, dark in colour, having a sharp, intelligent expression, and placed so as to look directly forward; they should not be prominent. The edges of the eyelids should also be of a dark colour. Ears.-Cut or uncut; if cut, quite erect; if not cut, to be small V-shaped and carried semi-erect, covered with short hair; colour to be a deep, dark tan. Mouth.-Good even mouth; teeth as sound as possible. A dog having lost a tooth or two through accident, not the least objectionable, providing the jaws are even. Body.-Very compact and a good loin, and level on the top of the back. Coat. The hair as long and straight as possible (not wavy), which should be glossy, like silk (not woolly); colour, a bright steel blue, extending from the back of the head to the root of the tail, and on no account intermingled the least with fawn, light, or dark hairs. Legs. Quite straight, which should be of a bright golden tan, and well covered with hair a few shades lighter at the ends than at the roots. Feet. As round as possible; toe nails black. Tail.-Cut to a medium length, with plenty of hair on, darker blue in colour than the rest of body, especially at the end of the tail, and carried a little higher than the level of the back. Weight.-Divided into two classes, viz.: under 5lb. and over 5lb., but not to exceed 12lb. A A There are some other rough-haired toy terriers, which are, however, of little account, because they have never been bred to any particular type. Occasionally wee things very like what a miniature Skye terrier would be are seen; and, again, some smart little dogs with cut ears, evidently a cross between a Yorkshire terrier and some other variety of small dog, are not at all uncommon, and were quite numerous before the dog show era commenced. Since then the general public will not look at anything other than what is considered to be of blue blood. At one of the early London shows separate classes were provided for Scotch terriers under 7lb. weight and white in colour, fawns with the same limit, and blues likewise, each of the three attracting a fair entry, most of which were, how ever, what we should now call "cross-bred" broken haired toy terriers. Following the Yorkshire, the terriers are the black and tans. most popular toy A good specimen 6lb. in weight, and should not exceed from 5lb. to ought to be an exact counterpart in miniature of the black and tan or Manchester terrier described earlier on. Some of the very best toys of this variety have been produced from fully sized parents, but it is well to breed them from a dog as small as possible, and from a bitch 8lb., 10lb., or 12lb. weight. In such a case there is less risk of the puppies dying, and they are they are more easily reared when brought up by a big, strong, sound mother. It is seldom we see a really good black and tan toy terrier nowadays. There were one or two at Cruft's show at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, in 1894, the winners, Mr. Gallaher's Lady Helen Blackwood and Mr. T. Adams's Oxford Beauty, being about equal to anything I have seen of late. Mrs. Foster, of Bradford, has owned a few good specimens, and both the London and Birmingham "fancy" once upon a time prided themselves on these little dogs. However, they were always more or less delicate, and continuous in-breeding caused them to be produced with round skulls— "apple-headed" they were called-full eyes, narrow, |