. 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. MRS. GRESHAM's JACK VALENTINE BY CH. POUF-POUF LAWS DOSSIE. blunt, but not upfaced. Most of the win- ning Pugs of the present day are under- shot at least half an inch, and consequently must be upfaced. Only one champion of the present day possesses a level mouth. The toe-nails should be black according to the standard, but this point is ignored alto- gether. In fact, the standard, as drawn up by the Club, sho
. 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. MRS. GRESHAM's JACK VALENTINE BY CH. POUF-POUF LAWS DOSSIE. blunt, but not upfaced. Most of the win- ning Pugs of the present day are under- shot at least half an inch, and consequently must be upfaced. Only one champion of the present day possesses a level mouth. The toe-nails should be black according to the standard, but this point is ignored alto- gether. In fact, the standard, as drawn up by the Club, should be completely re- vised, for it is no true guide. The colour, which should be either silver or apricot. MRS. GRESHAM'S CH. GRINDLEY KING BY CH. ROYAL RIP WESTHOLME PATTIE. fawn; the markings on the head, which should show a thumb-mark or diamond on the forehead, together with the orthodox size, are not now taken into consideration, and the prizes are given to over-sized dogs with big skulls that are patchy in colour, and the charming little Pugs which were once so highly prized are now the excep- tion rather than the rule, while the large, lustrous eyes, so sympathetic in their ex- pression, are seldom seen. The greatest authority on the Pug at the present time is Mr. T. Proctor, the honorary secretary of the Pug Dog Club, and he is one of the best judges of the breed. He has owned some very good dogs, of which Ch. Confidence was one of the best. Confidence was a very high-class dog, correct in colour and mark- ings, but was a size too big, as also was his son York, another remarkably fine Pug, correct in every other respect, and considered by many to be the most perfect fawn Pug of his day. He was exhibited by Mr. Proctor when a puppy, and pur- chased at that time by Mrs. Gresham, who now also owns that charming little repre- sentative of his breed, Ch. Grindley King, who only weighs 14 lb., and is the perfection of a ladies' pet. Grindley King. Please note that these imag
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