. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. -'71. THE .MALTESE 1X)(J quite a dittorent mutter Mmhv "toy " l) are e.,uallv ,! in respect and tl nuMiature .terrier, wlneli lu,.s lately hecoiue so iasliiouul'.le, or Skve ten e a " n be able to repel luiu it he has ouee niatle good his eutraiiue. "^ le ist nut. M AU'KMK lJOa,-Ci(,âVs- fuiâi!!u, is. Pf A VERY celebrated, but extremely rare, "toy" Dog, is the ^Ialtese Doo the prettiest and most loveable .jf all the little pet Dogs. '
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Mammals; Natural history; Mammifères; Sciences naturelles. -'71. THE .MALTESE 1X)(J quite a dittorent mutter Mmhv "toy " l) are e.,uallv ,! in respect and tl nuMiature .terrier, wlneli lu,.s lately hecoiue so iasliiouul'.le, or Skve ten e a " n be able to repel luiu it he has ouee niatle good his eutraiiue. "^ le ist nut. M AU'KMK lJOa,-Ci(,âVs- fuiâi!!u, is. Pf A VERY celebrated, but extremely rare, "toy" Dog, is the ^Ialtese Doo the prettiest and most loveable .jf all the little pet Dogs. ' ^ ''' "'^ pituitbt The hair of this tiny creature is very long, extremely silky, and almost unique in Its g ossy sheen, so beautitully fine as to resemble spun glass. In to the size ot the animal the fur is so long that when it is in rapid movement, the real shai)e is a together lost in the streaming mass of flossy hair. One of these animals, which barely exceeds three pounds in weight, measures no less than fifteen inches in of hair across he shou ders The tail of the Malt.'se Dog .nirls strongly over the back, and adds weaitJi ot silken iur to the already superfluous torrent of glistenin,"- tresses It IS a lively and very good-tempered little creature, endearing 'by sundry curious little ways to those Avitli whom it is brought in contact. The "toy" spaniels are subjc'ct to several uni,leasant habits, such as snoring and offensive breath, but the .Vlaltese J)og is tree from these defects, and is therefore a more agreeable companion than the King Charles or the Ulenhehn Spaniels. ^ As the name implies, it was originally brought from Malta. It is a very scarce animal, and at one time was thought to be extin.;t; but there are still .specimens to be obtained by those who have no objection to pay the price which is demanded for these pretty little creatures. The Lion Dou, so called on account of its fancied resemljlance to the
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