To briefly describe the Toy Bulldog, it is - or should be - a dwarfed specimen of the British Bulldog, its weight not exceeding 2olb., and in type, character, and points an exact reproduction in miniature of its larger relative; but, unfortunately for both the writer and the Toy Bulldog fancy, there are, so far as Toy Bulldogs are concerned, two Richmonds in the field - the one the dog above described, the other a French importation which has little in common with the British Bulldog except its name, and this unauthorised by the ruling body of English Dogdom, the Kennel Club. But as there are many fanciers and breeders of the French Toy Bulldog in this country, the claims of the breed must be seriously considered.

Its origin, like that of the Bulldog itself, is yet to be satisfactorily accounted for, though a letter which recently appeared in Our Dogs may shed some light on the subject. The letter, which is worthy of the careful attention of those interested in the breed, was as follows: -