black-brown, sometimes quite grey, and constituting the pepper-and-salt colour. Sometimes the broken-haired dog is white, more or less marked with blue, or some other colour, but the less the better.

THE SKYE TERRIER is, with the exception of the turnspit, and his foreign representative, the barbet, the longest of all dogs in proportion to his height. From the nose to the tip of his tail, when extended, the Skye should measure at least three times its height, and sometimes it is met with three and a-half times as long. The head looks large from the profusion of hair with which it is invested, but it is not really so. Its shape is not easily got at, but it is somewhat wide, while the neck is unusually long. The eyes, which are from the same cause scarcely visible, are found, on separating the overhanging hair, to be keen, expressive, small, and generally of a dark colour, either black or brown, as are the nose and palate. The ears are of good size-that is, about three inches long, clothed thickly with hair, which should mingle with that of the face and neck. The mouth must be level, with a large and black nose. The body is too much coated to show its shape, and the form of the shoulder and back ribs can only be ascertained by handling. The fore-legs are generally more or less bandy; there are no dewclaws, and the feet are not very strong, having a tendency to flatness and thinness of the soles. Tail long, and carried horizontally, but with a sweep, so that the tip is a little below the level of the back. The colours most fancied are steel with black tips, fawn with dark-brown tips to the ears and tail, dark slaty-blue (slightly grizzled, but without any absolute admixture of white), black, and pure fawn -the order we have named being in accordance with the value of each. The hair should be long, straight, and shining like that of the tail of the horse, any appearance of silkiness, woolliness, or curl being to be avoided, excepting on the top of the head, where it may have a slight tendency to the firstnamed condition.

THE DANDIE DINMONT resembles the Skye terrier in general appearance, but there are several points of great importance by which the two may be distinguished. The head is large and long, with immensely strong jaws and teeth, which are quite level, and the nose cut short like a pointer's. Ears pendent, from three to four inches long, and hanging close to the cheek, as the hound's or beagle's, but not so broad or round at the point-more in the shape of an almond or filbert. Eyes full, bright, and very intelligent. Neck well developed, and rather short. Body long, but not quite so long as that of a good Skye, being about two and a-half times the height, with low shoulders, and the back slightly curved down behind them, with a corresponding arch of the loin. Legs short, particularly in front, with extraordinary bone and muscle in proportion to the size. Tail slightly curved, and carried over the back in a hind-like manner, with little or no feather on it. Height from ten to twelve inches to top of shoulder: it may be less, but it should not be more. Coat, a mixture of hardish and soft short hair, with the head more or less covered with soft and silky hair (which is generally of a lighter colour than that on the body). Colour, either "mustard" (reddish-brown) or “pepper' (bluish-grey), or a combination of both, in which case the back is of the latter colour, while the legs, inside of ears, chest, and under side of tail are "mustard," verging on a pale tan or fawn colour.

The true SCOTCH TERRIER is the hard-haired one. The skull proportionately long, slightly domed, and covered with short hard hair about inch long, or less. It should not be quite flat, as there should be a sort of

stop, or drop, between the eyes. Muzzle very powerful, and gradually tapering towards the nose, which should always be black and of good size. The jaws should be perfectly level and the teeth square, though the nose projects somewhat over the mouth, which gives the impression of the upper jaw being longer than the under one. Eyes set wide apart, of a dark brown or hazel colour; small, piercing, very bright, and rather sunken. Ears very small, prick or half-prick (the former is preferable), but never drop. They should also be sharp-pointed, and the hair on them should not be long, but velvety, and they should not be cut. The ears should be free from any fringe at the top. Neck short, thick and muscular; strongly set on sloping shoulders. Chest broad in comparison to the size of the dog, and proportionately deep. Body of moderate length, not so long as a Skye's and rather flat-sided; but well ribbed up, and exceedingly strong in hind quarters. Both fore and hindlegs should be short, and very heavy in bone, the former being straight, or slightly bent, and well set on under the body, as the Scotch terrier should not be out at elbows. The hocks should be bent, and the thighs very muscular; and the feet strong, small, and thickly covered with short hair, the fore-feet being larger than the hind ones and well let down on the ground. The tail, which is never cut, should be about 7 inches long, carried with a slight bend, and often gaily. The coat should be rather short (about 2 inches) intensely hard and wiry in texture, and very dense all over the body. Colours, steel or iron grey, brindle, black, red, wheaten, and even yellow or mustard-colour. It may be observed that mustard, black, and red are not usually so popular as the other colours. White markings are most objectionable. The face should wear a very sharp, bright, and active expression, and the head should be carried up. The dog (owing to the shortness of his coat) should appear to be higher on the leg than he really is; but at the same time he should look compact, possessed of great muscle in his hind quarters. In fact, a Scotch terrier, though essentially a terrier, cannot be too powerfully put together. He should be from about 9 inches to 12 inches in height, and should have the appearance of being higher on the hind-legs than on the fore.

The following are the points of the AIREDALE TERRIER. Head: skull flat and fairly wide, the muzzle long and punishing; teeth level and lips tight. Eyes small and dark. Ears vine-leaf shaped, rather large in size, though fine in texture, and button like a fox terrier's. Shoulders should slope well on to the chest. Body: chest deep, back rather long, with the body wellribbed up, and very powerful loins. Fore-legs straight and muscular, set on well under the body. The feet compact and moderately round. Coat rather profuse, but very hard and weather-resisting. Colour a bluish saddle on the back, and tan on the rest of the body is the recognized colour. General appearance, a smart, terrier-like, rather leggy dog, which combines strength and activity with a very game look. The tail is always docked, and should be about 7 inches in length.

The BEDLINGTON TERRIER should be rather long and small in the jaw, but withal muscular; the head high and narrow, and crown with a tuft of silky hair of lighter colour than the body; the eyes must be small, round, and rather sunk, and dull until excited, and then they are "piercers"; the ears are filbert-shaped, long, and hang close to the check, free of long hair, but slightly feathered at the tips; the neck is long, slender, but muscular, and the body well-proportioned, slender, and deep-chested; the toes must be

well arched, legs straight, and rather long in proportion to the height, but not to any marked extent; the tail varies from 8 to 12 inches in length, is small and tapering, and free of feather. The best, and indeed only true, colours are first, liver or sandy, and in either case the nose must be of a dark brown flesh colour; or, secondly, a black-blue, when the nose is black. The Linty-haired, flaxen-coloured Terrier is common enough but this colour is not considered desirable.

The IRISH TERRIER greatly resembles the Airedale in all but colour, which should be a bright red; but there is some difference in the shape of the ears, which are smaller and less hound-like. The points are as follows: Head long and rather narrow, with flat forehead, and no stop or wrinkle. Muzzle long and somewhat pointed, but strong. Nose black. Teeth perfectly level, and strongly set. Ears small and filbert-shaped, lying close to the head, and without fringe. Eyes small, keen, and of hazel colour. Neck, moderately long and well arched. Chest muscular and deep, but not wide. Back and loins moderately long. Ribs well sprung, and loin muscular and slightly arched. Legs rather long, with good shoulders. Bone well developed and straight. Feet strong, and rather round than hare-like. Toes well split up. Colour preferred, rich red; next to this a wheaten yellow or grey. Brindle objected to. Coat hard, rough, and wiry, but not long; free from curl. It should be as long on the legs as on the body.

The SHEEP DOG has undoubtedly a higher commercial value than any other, as he has often under his charge a flock worth thousands of pounds. There are various breeds in use throughout the United Kingdom, some smooth, but the majority more or less rough. The most distinct of these is the Scotch collie.

THE ENGLISH ROUGH DOG has nearly always a wiry muzzle, and a good useful hard coat of hair over his whole body. The best specimens are not so long in the leg as the generality of dogs, and when they have tails they carry them lower than the Scotch dog. They have good feet and legs, and are possessed of iron constitutions. In those districts where large numbers of sheep are kept, great attention is paid to their education, and a good sheep dog is considered as indispensable to the well-doing of a flock as a good shepherd. For the last ten years a class has been made in our large shows for the bob-tailed rough sheep dog. He is a strong and yet symmetrical dog, with a wiry muzzle and a head wholly unlike that of the foxy collie. Generally his colour is a dull brindle, mixed with white on the neck and legs, but he is sometimes black and white, and at others red and white.

THE SCOTCH COLLIE, or Highland sheep dog, is a far more graceful animal. Two races are to be found in Scotland-the rough and the smooth. The rough or shaggy coated collie has a fine fox-like muzzle ; full, expressive, but rather crafty eyes; small ears, drooping foreward, and the mask of his face is smooth. From the base of the skull the whole of the neck and the entire body are protected by a deep, warm, long coat of various colourssometimes black with light tan points; sometimes sandy, or of various mixed greys, some of which are singularly beautiful and picturesque. There is generally a very fine white line down the forehead, not amounting to a blaze, as in the spaniels. His legs (especially the hind-legs, from the hocks) are bare, that is, not feathered; and for many years authorities on the dog have described the collie as having one, or even two dewclaws on each hindleg, which is, indeed, generally the case. His neck is long, and rather

arched; his shoulders are set well back, and are very powerful; the elbow is well let down; the fore-arm is short; the ankles or pasterns are long, and rather small for his size; and the feet are round, arched, and have excellent thick hard soles; the chest is deep, but rather narrow; he is broad over his back; his loins are well arched; the hips are wide; his thighs are muscular, and he is inclined to go rather wide behind; the tail is very bushy and large, and carried up when he is in motion, and when he is controlling his excitement it is turned over his back. In some districts of Scotland and the north of England a smooth collie is still more highly prized. In make and expression he closely resembles the rough breed, and the chief difference is in the coat, which is short, smooth and wiry; in colour he is blue and black mottled, or of a sandy colour, although occasionally he may be met with of the black and tan or mixed tints.

Like the St. Bernard, the POMERANIAN, or SPITZ can scarcely be called a dog of the British Islands, but it is likewise now so common as to be almost naturalized among us. In resembles, in shape of body and head, the Scotch collie, but is a size smaller, carries the tail over the back, and is generally of a pure white colour. The ears also are more pricked, being quite fox or wolflike in their character.

THE DALMATIAN DOG is now so common that it is completely naturalized. The principal points are that the whole of the body should be one mass of black or liver-coloured spots, about the size of a shilling, on a white ground. Any running of the colour into the white is very objectionable; in fact, a very lightly spotted dog, if distinctly marked, is preferred to one whose spots run into the white, and give it a grisly appearance. The ears and tail should also be clearly spotted; but this is of very rare occurrence. The shape and make of the dog should be as much like the large sized bull-terrier as possible. As regards fancy, the black spotted is preferred to the liver spotted variety, the latter being more delicate, and not so effective in appearance.

THE KING CHARLES SPANIEL is now always either black and tan without white, or a mixture of these colours in handsome patches, the tan spot over the eye in the latter case being al ways an important feature. The skull should be round, and the eyes large, with a deep indentation or "stop" between them. The lower jaw should project beyond the upper and tuin up. Any protrusion of the tongue is most objectionable. Large ears "touching the ground" are highly esteemed; but this is a figurative expression. They must droop close to the head and be thickly coated. The legs must be densely feathered at the back, and the feet must be almost lost in the feather, which ought to project beyond the nails. The dog should stand on short legs and appear compact. His coat should be silky, straight, very abundant and of the richest colour. The black should be intense, the tan vivid and rich. The dog should be altogether free from white. He should have tan of this rich red quality on his cheeks and the inner margin of the ear. His lips should be tan, and he should have a spot of the same colour over each eye; the larger this spot is the better.

The points of the BLENHEIM do not vary from those of the King Charles. The main difference consists in the colour and markings and in the texture of the hair, which may be more waved in the Blenheim than in the other breed. His head should be well marked, a white streak should run down his skull, and his lips and chin should be white, freckled by red. In the centre of this white blaze, or, rather, in the centre of his forehead, he should have

the "spot" about the size of and as round as a sixpence. The markings of the body are not of very great importance, provided there is no preponderance of either colour, and that both are distinct or clear. Freckled legs are not in favour; and although a few spots would not prejudice a judge, the fewer of these spots the better. The "red" should be brilliant, and of a yellow or golden hue, by no means approaching the deep sienna strain of the black tan spaniel or Gordon setter, and many admirable specimens of breeding are of a positively sandy tone. This colour is not, however, Blenheim colour, which ought to be rich, pure, and defined.

The ITALIAN GREYHOUND in external form corresponds with the smooth English greyhound. The head should be wide behind, and larger in circumference if measured over the ears than over the eyebrows. The jaw should be very lean, with a good muscular development of the cheek. The eye should not be so large or full as that of the English dog. It has been settled that the ear of the Italian should be exceedingly small, and falling flat, except when the animal is animated. It may then be slightly raised, but never pricked. The favourite colours are blue and fawn, the latter should be of an auburn hue. Various colours, however, are fashionable for a time, and then fancy changes. The weight must not exceed 8 or 9 lbs., and the dog is valuable in proportion as he weighs less than this. Specimens have been bred, which, at maturity, did not reach 5 lbs., but they were very delicate and shy. Some of the best shaped and most perfect greyhounds of this description have reached from 14 to 18 lbs., and at this weight they are certainly more robust than the more valuable dwarfs, occasionally becoming fat and loosing the beautiful lines of their kind.

Between the years 1836-46 the PUG DOG was the rarest breed in Great Britain; but now it is again in fashion. The Colour of the true English pug should be of a fawn or putty colour, devoid of any smut approaching blackness. Clearness and purity of colour are essential, so as to render the various markings as clear and sharp in outline as possible. The head should be round, and the forehead high and monkey-like; nose short, teeth level, jaw square. The eye should be full and black; the ears small, silky, black, and close to the head. A black mole should be clearly marked on each cheek, with three hairs in each. The mask should be black, and positively marked with well developed wrinkles in the skin; the neck should be strong and thick, devoid of all loose or puckered skin. The chest should be broad, the back and loins wide and strong, and a black line or 66 trace" should run down the back to the end of the tail. The tail should be tightly curled over the side or hip, having a second curl, and the point coming out. The ribs should be round--this is a great point, as a ragged or narrow dog of this description is considered deformed. The dog should stand on short legs, as straight and well made as a foxhound, but with long "hare feet," the toes well split up. A narrow or pointed nose is a very great disfigurement; so is a woolly or dead coat. The coat should be sleek and shining, short, and soft to the touch. Round feet are also bad, so are white toes-or, indeed, white anywhere. If the black of the mask melts gradually into a grey, and is softened until it mingles with the fawn, the dog loses much of its value.

The MALTESE DOG resembles in general appearance a diminutive Skyeterrier, differing chiefly in being of much less size, shorter in the back, and far more silky in coat, which should be of the purest white. Most of the breed are very animated in expression, and in every way arc well adapted to