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BRITISH DOGS 



Colour is a matter of taste. Pomeranians may be procured 

 pure white, black, brown, blue, sable, red, orange, and shades 

 and combinations of most of these colours. Just now shades of 

 brown and blue are most popular, but there are good specimens 

 to be seen of nearly all the colours above named, and of almost 

 all sizes, from large medium to the tiniest Toys, so that there is 

 abundant choice. 



The specimens selected for illustrating this chapter (Figs. 113 and 

 114) have often been before the writer, and taken many prizes. 

 Park Swell is one of the best of the large-sized whites that have 



FIG. 113. LARGE-SIZED WHITE POMERANIAN PARK SWELL. 



been produced within the last ten years. He is a son of Park 

 Masher, and is much the better of the two, but both are very 

 typical, and carry excellent coats of pure white and of good texture. 

 They were first shown by the late Mr. John Duckworth, of Accring- 

 ton, and sold by him to Mrs. Riley, of Brighton. They were seen 

 a good deal in the largest shows, and must have taken a great 

 number of prizes. 



Blue Jacket (Fig. 114) belonged to Miss Ives, of Stockport, a 

 young lady who has made a speciality of this colour, and probably 

 owns the largest number of winning specimens in the possession of 

 one owner. He was of medium size, and good, sound, slate-blue 



