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The Toy Manchester Terrier or the English Toy Terrier, which it is called in the United Kingdom is a most attractive, affectionate and game little dog, marvellously intuitive and loyal, but tending to attach itself to one person to the exclusion of others. It is usually healthy, easy to keep, clean, odourless and an easy whelper if you wish to breed.

Size
Height: 10 – 12 inches (25 – 30 cm) at the withers
Weight: 6 – 8 lbs. (2.7 – 3.6 kg)

Coat and Colour
Coat close, short, and glossy; not soft. Colour black and tan, as distinctive as possible; the tan should be a rich mahogany colour. A tan spot over each eye, and another on each cheek, the latter as small as possible. The lips of the upper and lower jaws should be tanned, the tan extending under the jaw to the throat, ending in the shape of the letter V. The inside of the ear is partly tanned. The forelegs tanned to the knee, with a black patch thumb mark between the pastern and the knee. The toes have a distinct black mark running up each, called the pencil mark. The tan on the hind legs should continue from the pencilling on the feet up the inside of the legs to a little below the stifle joint, and the outside of the legs should be perfectly black. There should be tan under tail, and on the vent, but only of such size as to be covered by the tail. In every case the tan should meet the black abruptly.

Exercise
The Toy Maltese Terrier adapts well to city living provided adequate walks and off-the-lead runs are possible.

Grooming
A daily brushing will suffice. One of the advantages of this short-coated breed is that it does not shed. The coat can be massaged to effect a sheen; or equally beneficial is a weekly teaspoonful of cod liver oil in the food. Dry the coat with a towel after excursions on rainy days. Although the breed is robust it will, in common with most toy breeds, appreciate a warm coat in colder weather.

Feeding
Recommended would be 1/3 – 1/2 can (13.3 oz 376 g size) name-brand dog food with a biscuit, or 1 1/2 cups of a dry dog food. Always provide an ample supply of fresh water for your Toy Manchester Terrier.

Origin and History
The Toy Manchester Terrier is a smaller version of the Manchester Terrier, once a prodigious ratter and descended from the old Black and Tan Rough-haired Terrier. Their fitness owes something to the Italian Greyhound and the Whippet. The breed began in England under the name Toy Manchester Terrier, and was later known variously as the Toy Black and Tan or the Miniature Black and Tan. They were recognized as English Toy Terriers by the British Kennel Club in 1962, and recognized as the Toy Manchester Terrier by the American and Canadian Kennel Clubs.

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