1 82 OUR HOME PETS 



This little Japanese is one of the most intelli- 

 gent of his race, affectionate, and exceedingly 

 sensitive. He is also very active, and alto- 

 gether a most attractive pet perhaps the 

 "coming dog" about whom we have heard so 

 much. He is dainty in taste, and delights to 

 dine on tea-roses; but since at New York prices 

 that would be rather extravagant, he will con- 

 tent himself with rice and chicken. He must 

 have the softest of cushions, the most com- 

 fortable of quarters, and the best of care to 

 flourish. Several of these dogs were on exhi- 

 bition at the recent dog show. 



What is called the toy black-and-tan is as 

 nearly as possible a copy of his normal-sized 

 relative, and, in fact, he is simply a dwarf, of 

 course the smaller the better. One is said to 

 have been raised that lived to be over two 

 years of age, and measured but four and a 

 quarter inches from tip of nose to tip of tail 

 (the body being but two and a half inches), 

 and three and a quarter from the ground to 

 the tip of his ears. One can hardly conceive 

 of a dog so minute. The round skull and 

 bulging eyes of this unnatural little fellow 

 seem, as one looks at him, to be pushed out 



