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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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For
the
technical
description
and
scale
of
points
the
reader
is
referred
to
the
chapter
on
the
larger
variety
of
Black
and
Tan
Terrier.
Of
late
years
Toy
Bull-terriers
have
fallen
in
popularity.
This
is
a
pity,
as
their
lilliputian
self-assertion
is
most
amusing.
As
pets
they
are
most
affectionate,
excellent
as
watch-dogs,
clever
at
acquiring
tricks,
and
always
cheerful
and
companionable.
They
have
good
noses
and
will
hunt
diligently;
but
wet
weather
or
thick
undergrowth
will
deter
them,
and
they
are
too
small
to
do
serious
harm
to
the
best
stocked
game
preserve.
The
most
valuable
Toy
Bull-terriers
are
small
and
very
light
in
weight,
and
these
small
dogs
usually
have
"apple-heads."
Pony
Queen,
the
former
property
of
Sir
Raymond
Tyrwhitt
Wilson,
weighed
under
3
lb.,
but
the
breed
remains
"toy"
up
to
15
lb.
When
you
get
a
dog
with
a
long
wedge-shaped
head,
the
latter
in
competition
with
small
"apple-headed"
dogs
always
takes
the
prize,
and
a
slightly
contradictory
state
of
affairs
arises
from
the
fact
that
the
small
dog
with
an
imperfectly
shaped
head
will
sell
for
more
money
than
a
dog
with
a
perfectly
shaped
head
which
is
larger.
In
drawing
up
a
show
schedule
of
classes
for
this
breed
it
is
perhaps
better
to
limit
the
weight
of
competitors
to
12
lb.
The
Bull-terrier
Club
put
15
lb.
as
the
lowest
weight
allowed
for
the
large
breed,
and
it
seems
a
pity
to
have
an
interregnum
between
the
large
and
miniature
variety;
still,
in
the
interests
of
the
small
valuable
specimens,
this
seems
inevitable,
and
opportunist
principles
must
be
applied
to
doggy
matters
as
to
other
business
in
this
world.
At
present
there
is
a
diversity
of
opinion
as
to
their
points,
but
roughly
they
are
a
long
flat
head,
wide
between
the
eyes
and
tapering
to
the
nose,
which
should
be
black.
Ears
erect
and
bat-like,
straight
legs
and
rather
distinctive
feet;
some
people
say
these
are
cat-like.
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