. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE SCIIIPPERKE. 667 In America, as well as in England, the Schipperke has recently become extremely popular, and the demand for good typical specimens is far in excess of the supply in both countries. On this account, some unprincipled deal- ers have picked up small mongrel dogs which they have crossed on either the Black and Tan Terrier or the Spitz. The product of such crosses they have in some instance
. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE SCIIIPPERKE. 667 In America, as well as in England, the Schipperke has recently become extremely popular, and the demand for good typical specimens is far in excess of the supply in both countries. On this account, some unprincipled deal- ers have picked up small mongrel dogs which they have crossed on either the Black and Tan Terrier or the Spitz. The product of such crosses they have in some instances. SCHIPPERKES—MIDNIGHT AND DARKNESS. Owned by W. J. Comstock, 220 Canal street, Providence, R. I. sold or 1)11 Imed off on shows for true Schipperkes. Those crossed on the Terrier have usually a soft coat, while those resulting from a Spitz cross usually have long wavy or curly hair. The true Schipperke breeds faithful]}- to tj^pe. Fifteen puppies have been produced, under my observation, from four bitches and two dogs. All of these are solid black, have good coats, both as to length and texture, are correct in form and size, have the fox head, the straight, pricked ear, and the small, dark-brown, expressive eye peculiar to the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shields, G. O. (George O. ), 1846-1925, ed. Chicago, Rand, McNally
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