542 THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



or markings being of two or more tints. With the mot- 

 tled specimens, the wall or china eye is not uncommon, and 

 the nose is often parti-colored or wholly flesh-colored. 



Faults. Too heavy a head, too highly arched frontal- 

 bone, and deep "stop" or indentation between the eyes; 

 large ears and hanging flat to the face; short neck; full 

 dewlap; too narrow or too broad a chest; sunken or hollow 

 or quite straight back; bent fore legs; overbent fetlocks; 

 twisted feet; spreading toes; too heavy or too much bent, 

 or too highly carried tail, or with a brush underneath; weak 

 hind quarters, and a general want of muscle. .j 



The diseases peculiar to this race are the same as those 

 of other large smooth -coated dogs, and are generally the 

 consequence of overfeeding and want of exercise, or of not 

 being properly protected against dampness or the inclem- 

 encies of the weather. The Dogges are very hardy and 

 easily acclimated; they can live in a cold climate, and bet- 

 ter than rough-coated breeds in warm countries. If prop- 

 erly fed and cared for, they will rarely be sick. The best 

 food for them is broth, milk, vegetables, corn-meal, boiled 

 or baked, meat, cooked or raw, and bones. 



THE FUTUKE OF THE GERMAN DOGGE IN THE UNITED 



STATES. 



An enthusiastic admirer wrote not long since, "Make 

 room for the Great Dane, for lie is coming." And it is no 

 wonder that he is coming; the more generally his noble 

 qualities, his superiority to other breeds, are known, the 

 more rapidly will the number of his friends and admirers 

 increase.* It is strange that this variety is comparatively 



* Among the many American breeders and owners of Great Danes may by 

 mentioned the following: R. P. Alden, 3 East Thirty-eighth street, New York 

 City; Miss M. E. Simonson, East Orange, N. J.; Paul Merker, 78 State street, 

 Chicago, 111.; Edward Kelly, 55 West Twenty-sixth street, New York City; 

 Carl Heimerle, Bay Ridge, Long Island, N. Y.; X John Getz, 220 Fifth avenue, 

 New York City; W. A. Armstrong, New Brighton, Staten Island, N. Y.; T. 

 Roedler, Milton, Ontario, Canada; Welz & Zerweck, Myrtle and Wyckoif ave- 

 nues, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Theo. Honegger, 33 Broad street, New York City; H. A. 

 Lawson, 107 Cherry street, New York City; Osceola Kennels, Osceola Mills, 



