THE SCHIPPERKE 



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scriptions of the breed that were published by the Brussels Schipperke 

 Club this was duly set forth, as the following translation will 

 show : 



" This faithful little dog, frequently met with on our barges and 

 canal-boats, is characterised by great intelligence. By his fidelity, 

 vigilance, obedience, and good temper with children, his graceful 

 and elegant shape and carriage, and his perfect cleanliness, he has 

 become the favourite dog for the house. He has also a great fancy 

 for the company of horses, and on this account was formerly em- 



FIG. 115. TYPICAL SCHIPPERKES. 



ployed as a watch-dog on coaches, diligences, and carts, where, sitting 

 proud, attentive, and fierce, on the front or highest part of the 

 vehicle, he seemed more at home than in any other position. He 

 is a veritable demon at such vermin as mice, rats, etc." 



Laudatory generally as this description is, yet it is in the main 

 truthful, and especially if the little dog be allowed to associate with 

 really sporting Terriers, when all that is best and brightest is de- 

 veloped, which is certainly not the case when he is treated simply 

 as a pampered pet. 



Though there are many things which have conduced to place the 



