. 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. 454 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. is one of the few Pugs that have a level mouth, and he is squarer in muzzle than most bigger dogs, whilst few Pugs have as much wrinkle and loose skin. He, how- ever, has his faults, as he might be a little finer in coat, and he has not black toe- nails. The late i\Ir. W. L. Sheffield, of Birmingham, was an admirer of small Pugs, his Ch. Stingo Sniffles being a beautiful specimen a
. 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. 454 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. is one of the few Pugs that have a level mouth, and he is squarer in muzzle than most bigger dogs, whilst few Pugs have as much wrinkle and loose skin. He, how- ever, has his faults, as he might be a little finer in coat, and he has not black toe- nails. The late i\Ir. W. L. Sheffield, of Birmingham, was an admirer of small Pugs, his Ch. Stingo Sniffles being a beautiful specimen and quite the right. MISS L BURNETTS CH. MASTER JASPER BY BASINGSTOKE EMERALD SALLY OF SWARLAND. Photograph by Russell. size. The late Mr. Maule's Royal Duke reminds one what a fawn Pug should be, and j\Irs. Brittain had two famous Pugs, whilst Mr. Mayo's Ch. Earl of Presbury, Mr. Roberts' Keely Shrimp, and Mr. Har- vey Nixon's Ch. Royal Rip were very grand dogs. Mrs. Benson's Ch. Julius CsEsar has had a successful career; he was bred by the late Mrs. Dunn, who owned a large kennel of good Pugs; and JNIiss Little's Ch. Betty of Pomfret was an ex- cellent one of the right size. Another very beautiful little Pug is Mrs. James Currie's Ch. Sylvia. The black Pug is a more recent produc- tion. He was brought into notice in 1886, when Lady Brassey exhibited some at the Alaidstone Show. Mr. Rawdon Lee, how- ever, tells us, in " Modern Dogs," that the late Queen Victoria had one of the black variety in her possession half a century ago. and that a photograph of the dog is to be seen in one of the Royal albums. This, however, does not prove that a variety of black Pugs existed in any numbers, and the same may be said should white Pugs become popular at some future date, for 'in 1892 Miss Dalziel exhibited a white Pug at Birmingham. This dog, however, was not really white, although it might have been made the link in the production of a variety of white Pugs. The black Pug, howe
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