THE SMALL DOGS l6j 



that proclaim not age but blood are strong 

 and deep, his color a delicate fawn, the top 

 of his head square, and his ears drooping tow- 

 ards the front, he may be set down as perfec- 

 tion, and of the bluest blood of the pug race. 



The pug appreciates his position as prime 

 favorite, and understands what that position 

 demands. He accepts the manners and cus- 

 toms of civilization, resists not the bath, sub- 

 mits cheerfully to tooth-brush and perfumery; 

 rebels not at bangles, blankets, and silver 

 bands on the neck, and will endure the most 

 enormous of bows without a murmur. He is 

 willingly carried in a dog-satchel, or by a han- 

 dle fastened to his harness, and he regards 

 satin cushions, elegant dog-baskets, and other 

 luxuries as his right. Long may he reign in 

 the world of pets ! 



A dog who was intended to oust puggy 

 from his place of honor in the household, but 

 who has not as yet succeeded in doing it, is 

 the schipperke, or Belgian "spitz," who is 

 said to be related to the spitz or Pomeranian 

 that we are familiar with ; he certainly resem- 

 bles him. The perfect schipperke (or"chip- 

 perke," as he is sometimes called) is solid 



