Dogs and All about Them

GENERAL APPEARANCE--A lady's little dog--intelligent, sprightly, robust, of compact appearance--reminding one of a cob, and captivating the attention by a quasi-human expression. HEAD--Rounded, furnished with somewhat hard, irregular hairs, longer round the eyes, on the nose and cheeks. EARS--Erect when cropped as in Belgium, semi-erect when uncropped. EYES--Very large, black, or nearly black; eyelids edged with black, eyelashes long and black, eyebrows covered with hairs, leaving the eye they encircle perfectly uncovered. NOSE--Always black, short, surrounded with hair converging upward to meet those which surround the eyes. Very pronounced stop. LIPS--Edged with black, furnished with a moustache. A little black in the moustache is not a fault. CHIN--Prominent without showing the teeth, and edged with a small beard. CHEST--Rather wide and deep. LEGS--As straight as possible, of medium length. TAIL--Erect, and docked to two-thirds. COLOUR--In the Griffons Bruxellois, red; in the Griffons Belges, preferably black and tan, but also grey or fawn; in the Petit Brabancon, red or black and tan. TEXTURE OF COAT--Harsh and wiry, irregular, rather long and thick. In the Brabancon it is smooth and short. WEIGHT--Light weight, 5 lb. maximum; and heavy weight, 9 lb. maximum. FAULTS--The faults to be avoided are light eyes, silky hair on the head, brown nails, teeth showing, a hanging tongue or a brown nose.