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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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For
the
full
display
of
their
beauty,
Yorkshire
Terriers
depend
very
much
upon
careful
grooming.
It
is
only
by
grooming
that
the
silvery
cascade
of
hair
down
the
dog's
sides
and
the
beautiful
tan
face-fall
that
flows
like
a
rain
of
gold
from
his
head
can
be
kept
perfectly
straight
and
free
from
curl
or
wrinkle;
and
no
grease
or
pomade,
even
if
their
use
were
officially
permitted,
could
impart
to
the
coat
the
glistening
sheen
that
is
given
by
the
dexterous
application
of
the
brush.
The
gentle
art
of
grooming
is
not
to
be
taught
by
theory.
Practice
is
the
best
teacher.
But
the
novice
may
learn
much
by
observing
the
deft
methods
employed
by
an
expert
exhibitor.
Mr.
Peter
Eden,
of
Manchester,
is
generally
credited
with
being
the
actual
inventor
of
the
Yorkshire
Terrier.
He
was
certainly
one
of
the
earliest
breeders
and
owners,
and
his
celebrated
Albert
was
only
one
of
the
many
admirable
specimens
with
which
he
convinced
the
public
of
the
charms
of
this
variety
of
dog.
He
may
have
given
the
breed
its
first
impulse,
but
Mrs.
M.
A.
Foster,
of
Bradford,
was
for
many
years
the
head
and
centre
of
all
that
pertained
to
the
Yorkshire
Terrier,
and
it
was
undoubtedly
she
who
raised
the
variety
to
its
highest
point
of
perfection.
Her
dogs
were
invariably
good
in
type.
She
never
exhibited
a
bad
one,
and
her
Huddersfield
Ben,
Toy
Smart,
Bright,
Sandy,
Ted,
Bradford
Hero,
Bradford
Marie,
and
Bradford
Queen--the
last
being
a
bitch
weighing
only
24
oz.--are
remembered
for
their
uniform
excellence.
Of
more
recent
examples
that
have
approached
perfection
may
be
mentioned
Mrs.
Walton's
Ashton
King,
Queen,
and
Bright,
and
her
Mont
Thabor
Duchess.
Mr.
Mitchell's
Westbrook
Fred
has
deservedly
won
many
honours,
and
Mr.
Firmstone's
Grand
Duke
and
Mynd
Damaris,
and
Mrs.
Sinclair's
Mascus
Superbus,
stand
high
in
the
estimation
of
expert
judges
of
the
breed.
Perhaps
the
most
beautiful
bitch
ever
shown
was
Waveless,
the
property
of
Mrs.
R.
Marshall,
the
owner
of
another
admirable
bitch
in
Little
Picture.
Mrs.
W.
Shaw's
Ch.
Sneinton
Amethyst
is
also
an
admirable
specimen.
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