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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Brussels
Griffons
are
divided
into
three
groups,
according
to
their
appearance,
and
representatives
of
each
group
may
be,
and
sometimes
are,
found
in
one
and
the
same
litter.
First
and
foremost,
both
in
importance
and
in
beauty,
comes
the
Griffon
Bruxellois,
a
cobby,
compact
little
dog,
with
wiry
red
coat,
large
eyes,
short
nose,
well
turned
up,
and
sloping
back,
very
prominent
chin,
and
small
ears.
Secondly
come
the
Griffons
of
any
other
colour,
or,
as
they
are
termed
in
Brussels,
Griffons
Belges.
These
are
very
often
Griffons
of
the
usual
colour,
with
a
mismark
of
white
or
black,
or
occasionally
they
may
be
grey
or
fawn.
But
the
most
approved
colour,
and
certainly
the
most
attractive,
is
black
and
tan.
The
third
group
of
Brussels
Griffons
is
that
termed
"smooth,"
or,
in
Brussels,
Griffons
Brabancons.
The
smooth
Griffon
is
identical
with
the
rough
in
all
points
except
for
being
short-haired.
As
is
well
known,
smooth
Griffons
are
most
useful
for
breeding
rough
ones
with
the
desired
hard
red
coat,
and
many
well-known
show
dogs
with
rough
coats
have
been
bred
from
smooth
ones:
for
example,
Sparklets,
Ch.
Copthorne
Lobster,
Ch.
Copthorne
Treasure,
Ch.
Copthorne
Talk-o'-the-Town,
and
Copthorne
Blunderbuss.
This
and
many
other
facts
in
connection
with
breeding
Griffons
will
be
learnt
from
experience,
always
the
best
teacher.
The
descriptive
particulars
of
the
Brussels
Griffon
are:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
