. 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. SPINONE D'ALBA. from the Russian Griffons, introduced by an officer named Ruggieri at the time of the wars of the First Empire. The true Italian Spinone is the roan breed. The white variety. is known as the Spinone Ruggieri, or Spinone d'Alba. It is difficult to procure, but this is not perhaps a matter for regret, for in Italy, as everywhere else on the Continent, the indigenous shooting dogs are fast making
. 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. SPINONE D'ALBA. from the Russian Griffons, introduced by an officer named Ruggieri at the time of the wars of the First Empire. The true Italian Spinone is the roan breed. The white variety. is known as the Spinone Ruggieri, or Spinone d'Alba. It is difficult to procure, but this is not perhaps a matter for regret, for in Italy, as everywhere else on the Continent, the indigenous shooting dogs are fast making room for Enghsh Pointers, Setters, and Spaniels. Of the increasing popularity of the English Spaniel, and more especially the Cocker and the Springer, proof is abundantly shown in the cata- logues of all Con- tincnta 1 shows. TERRIERS. English doglovers are apt to forget that there are other t e rriers t h a n those of Great Britain; they of- ten ignore the fact that even the name " terrier " itself is a French word originally applied to-sinall dogs used in the work of following their quarry into earths. In France at the present time there is no distinctively national terrier, but our neigh- bours across the Channel have recognised the good qualities of the British breeds, both for sport and as companions, and in all their important shows classes are opened for most of the varieties familiar to us. Tiie French-bred Fox-terriers, both wire- haired and smooth, are usually of excellent tj'pe, and the Airedale, the Irish, and the Bull-terrier are fairly popular, while as ladies' pets the silky-coated Yorkshire has become fashionable in Paris. German and Dutch terriers are also frequently to be seen in France. The Germans and the Dutch have ad- mirable terriers of their own, notable DOBERMANN PINSCHER GRAF Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these i
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