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as long and happily as Lady Clifford's wonderful Bren- 

 doline, who at nineteen years of age enjoyed good health. 



One little four-pound Maltese was so fond of her mistress 

 that she would make incredible efforts to keep near her, 

 and one day the dauntless creature leaped from a second- 

 story window in order to share the morning drive. 



These dogs are wonderfully alert watchmen, and not a 

 sound escapes their keen ears. Like their relatives the 

 Poodles, they are quick to acquire tricks and eager and 

 proud to "show off" their accomplishments. 



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1. Lord Clyde, prize-winner 2. Queenie, winner of many prizes, weight three pounds. 3. Brendo- 



line, over nineteen years old. 4 Champion Hugh, winner of twenty-three prizes, weight four 



pounds. 5. Sir Roger, prize-winner. 6. Blanche, very fine in head and coat. Lord 



Clyde, Sir Roger, and Champion Hugh are grandsons of Brendoline. 



To Mr. R. Mandeville, of London, Mr. J. Jacobs, of Ox- 

 ford, and more recently the late Lady Gifford, of Red Hill, 

 and Mrs. Bligh Monk, of Coley Park, are we indebted for 

 the patient and persevering breeding which has produced 

 the best modern strains of the Maltese dog. Indeed, their 

 specimens, or specimens bred by them, or of their stock, 

 are tolerably sure to ' ' sweep the board ' ' at all the leading 

 English shows. Here in America the breed is practically 

 unknown. I doubt whether anyone can be found among 

 our impatient fanciers willing to keep a Maltese more than 



