. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 461 as distinct from Griffons Bruxellois, Griffons Beiges. These are very often Griffons of the usual colour, with a mis- mark of white or black, or occasionally they may be grey or fawn. But the most ap- proved colour, and certainly the most attractive, is black and tan. Breeding for colour, per se, that is to say, as distinct from other points, is neither sporting nor wise, and undoubte
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 461 as distinct from Griffons Bruxellois, Griffons Beiges. These are very often Griffons of the usual colour, with a mis- mark of white or black, or occasionally they may be grey or fawn. But the most ap- proved colour, and certainly the most attractive, is black and tan. Breeding for colour, per se, that is to say, as distinct from other points, is neither sporting nor wise, and undoubtedly a great reason for standard in regard to other points be equally high with that now attained by those of the usual red colour. The third group of Brussels Griffons is that termed "smooth," or, in Brussels, Griffons Braban9ons. The smooth Griffon is identical with the rough in all points except for being short-haired. It is sur- prising how easily people are misled into thinking a smooth Griffon long-nosed by. MRS. HANDLEY SPICERS CH. COPTHORNE TREASURE BY CH. LOUSTIC LURONNE. From the Paintinq by MAUD EARL. the unpopularity of Dalmatians is the necessity for breeders of these dogs to de- vote their chief energies to improving the spots wherewith he is spotted. But when, as in the case of the Pomeranian, a breed has been brought to a great state of per- fection, varieties in colour which shall co- exist with the other necessary points add greatly to a breeder's interest in his hobby., What a pretty picture a group of Poodles makes, when one is fawn, another choco- late, and another slate blue. Similarly I foresee a great future for the black-and- tan Brussels Griffon, and for a breeder with time and interest,! together with a desire to break fresh ground, I would sug- gest the formation of a kennel of black-and- tan Brussels Griffons, provided that the the absence of whisker. In order to con- vince sceptics that an apparently long- nosed smooth may be in reality as
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