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THE AMERICAN BOOK OF THE DOG. 



advantage. Many people allow the cords of the straps and 

 tufts to grow to their full capacity, but this is, I think, a 

 mistake. They should be cut about two and a half inches 

 in length, and kept combed as far as is possible, to make 

 them stand out more clearly, and also to show the texture of 



DIAGRAM FOR CLIPPING POODLE. 



the coat; the shoulders, breast, and ears should show its 

 cording qualities quite well enough. 



The French Poodle, or "Caniche" (derived from the 

 word canard a duck), was, and is still in some districts of 

 France, the only ducking dog or retriever used, and is 

 most admirably adapted to that work, as his courage and 

 sagacity prompt him to brave all sorts of weather, and his 

 thick, woolly coat, by retaining air, buoys him up and re tains 



