. 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. 462 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. experience, always the best teacher. If this short article leads any readers to make acquaintance with one of the most com- panionable, most Io\ing, and most intelli- gent of little dogs, it will not have been written in vain. DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS OF THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 1. General Appearance.—A lady's little dog —intelligent, sprightly, robust, of compact appear- ance—remindin
. 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. 462 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. experience, always the best teacher. If this short article leads any readers to make acquaintance with one of the most com- panionable, most Io\ing, and most intelli- gent of little dogs, it will not have been written in vain. DESCRIPTIVE PARTICULARS OF THE BRUSSELS GRIFFON. 1. General Appearance.—A lady's little dog —intelligent, sprightly, robust, of compact appear- ance—reminding one of a cob, and captivating the attention by a quasi-human expression. 2. Head.—Rounded, furnished with somewhat hard, irregular hairs, longer round the eyes, on the nose and cheeks. 3. Ears.—Erect when cropped as in Bilgium, semi-erect when uncropped. 4. Eyes.—Very large, black, or nearly black ; eyelids edged with black, eyelashes long and black, eyebrows covered with hairs, leaving the eve they encircle perfectly uncovered. 5. Nose.—Always black, short, surrounded with hair converging upward to meet those which surround the eyes. Very pronounced stop. 6. Lips.—Edged with black, furnished with a moustache. A little black in the moustache is not a fault. 7. Chin.—Prominent, without showing the teeth, and edged with a small beard. 8. Chest.—Rather wide and deep. 9. Legs.—As as possible, of medium length. 10. Tail.—Erect, and docked to two-thirds. 11. Colour.—In the Griffons Bruxellois, red ; in the Griffons Beiges, prcferablj' black and tan, but also grey or fawn ; in the Petit Brabampon, red or black and tan. 12. Texture of Coat.—Harsh and wiry, irregular, rather long and thick. In the Brabangcn it is smooth and short. 13. Weight.—Light wei,ght, 5 lb. maximum ; and heavy weight, 9 lb. maximum. Faults. The faults to be avoided are li,ght eyes, silky hair on the head, brown nails, teeth showing, a hanging tongue or a brown 01 pn
Size: 2655px × 941px
Photo credit: © The Book Worm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookpublisherlo, booksubjectdogs
