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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Doubtless
all
successful
breeders
and
exhibitors
of
the
Yorkshire
Terrier
have
their
little
secrets
and
their
peculiar
methods
of
inducing
the
growth
of
hair.
They
regulate
the
diet
with
extreme
particularity,
keeping
the
dog
lean
rather
than
fat,
and
giving
him
nothing
that
they
would
not
themselves
eat.
Bread,
mixed
with
green
vegetables,
a
little
meat
and
gravy,
or
fresh
fish,
varied
with
milk
puddings
and
Spratt's
"Toy
Pet"
biscuits,
should
be
the
staple
food.
Bones
ought
not
to
be
given,
as
the
act
of
gnawing
them
is
apt
to
mar
the
beard
and
moustache.
For
the
same
reason
it
is
well
when
possible
to
serve
the
food
from
the
fingers.
But
many
owners
use
a
sort
of
mask
or
hood
of
elastic
material
which
they
tie
over
the
dog's
head
at
meal-times
to
hold
back
the
long
face-fall
and
whiskers,
that
would
otherwise
be
smeared
and
sullied.
Similarly
as
a
protection
for
the
coat,
when
there
is
any
skin
irritation
and
an
inclination
to
scratch,
linen
or
cotton
stockings
are
worn
upon
the
hind
feet.
Many
exhibitors
pretend
that
they
use
no
dressing,
or
very
little,
and
this
only
occasionally,
for
the
jackets
of
their
Yorkshire
Terriers;
but
it
is
quite
certain
that
continuous
use
of
grease
of
some
sort
is
not
only
advisable
but
even
necessary.
Opinions
differ
as
to
which
is
the
best
cosmetic,
but
Hairmero,
the
dressing
prepared
for
the
purpose
by
Miss
D.
Wilmer,
of
Yoxford,
Suffolk,
could
not
easily
be
improved
upon
for
this
or
any
other
long-coated
breed.
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