. 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. 45^ S THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. very greatly in size, S(jmetimes, as in the case of Coptliurne Squirrel, weighing under 3 lb., or as much as 0 lb., which is the approximate weight of Ch. Copthorne Si(-glinde. A mistake often made bv novices is the. A MORNING WALK. MRS. HANDLEY SPICER'S GRIFFONS AT EXERCISE. 3ESIDES SEVERAL BROOD BITCHES, THE GROUR IN C. BITTY. C. JOSEPHINE. THE VETERAN C. PASHA, C. UDES CH. COP
. 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. 45^ S THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. very greatly in size, S(jmetimes, as in the case of Coptliurne Squirrel, weighing under 3 lb., or as much as 0 lb., which is the approximate weight of Ch. Copthorne Si(-glinde. A mistake often made bv novices is the. A MORNING WALK. MRS. HANDLEY SPICER'S GRIFFONS AT EXERCISE. 3ESIDES SEVERAL BROOD BITCHES, THE GROUR IN C. BITTY. C. JOSEPHINE. THE VETERAN C. PASHA, C. UDES CH. COPTHORNE ' IZARD, AND CH. C. THE/ attempt to breed from small bitches; not onlv is the result of such experiments, when successful, a lack of type and cjuality, but it is, in the present stage of the breed's advancement, verv dangerous. With Toy Pomeranians or Japanese or Miniature Black-and-tan 'IVrriers, small size has pre- \-ailed very much longer than with Griffons, and the dangi'rs of a thro\\-back ar(.- not so great. As a rule, the minimum weight at which a Clriffon bitch should be allowed to breed is 6 lb., and 7 lb. is safer still. It is, I think, the invariable experience of breeders that small bitches ha^•e small litters of large puppies, while large bitches more often have larger litters which contain at any rate (.)ne or more small ones. In this connection it may be pointed (jut that weight is a particularly deceptive gauge with regard to Griffons, f(jr the ideal Griffon is of the cobby, cart-horse build, and should therefore be compact, with plentj' of bone and muscle (at tlie same time without being coarse). I have many times seen two dogs weighing 4 and 5^ lb. respectively, and the dog of the latter weight was undoubtedly the smaller and better. The reason for this is, of course, i that a dog of 4 lb. weight may be lanky, leggy, and lacking in bone and substance, whereas a dog of tlie higher weight may look smaller by being more compact and " conkier "
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