DALMATIAN DOG 



square ; the nose being black in the case of black-and-tan 

 specimens, and yellowish or liver in the case of red or 

 liver-coloured dogs ; whilst the eyes follow the colour of 

 the coat. The ears, which are long, wide, and soft, are set 

 on low and carried close to the sides of the head ; the neck 

 being of fair length ; the shoulders rather short ; the chest 

 narrow but deep, with the bone very prominent, and the 

 ribs well rounded in front and very short at the loins. 

 The body is of great length, and the fore-legs proportion- 

 ately short, heavy in bone, well clothed with muscle, and 

 decidedly crooked at the pasterns, which causes the feet, 

 which are of a large size, to turn outwards. The hind- 

 legs are longer than the front ones, which causes the 

 loins to be arched, and thick at the thighs ; whilst the 

 tail, which is long and tapering, should be carried low, 

 excepting when the dog is excited. The chief colours 

 are red and black-and-tan, but livers, liver and tans, tri- 

 colours and mirled-coloured Dachshunds are also to be 

 seen, the latter often possessing a china eye. The average 

 weight is about 20 lbs. (See Mir/e.) 



Dalmatian Dog, — No doubt a good many people regret 

 the fact that fashionable people have for the most part 

 ceased to make it a custom of having a Dalmatian dog 

 in attendance upon their carriages, as there can be no 

 denying the fact that he added considerably to the 

 picturesqueness of the best turned-out equipages of a by- 

 gone generation. It is remarkable, too, that more people 

 who exhibit dogs have not devoted their attention to this 

 variety, as a good Dalmatian is a marvel of symmetry 

 and a most intelligent animal, whilst, though his spotted 

 coat may appear a little singular, there must be very few 

 who can deny that there is an attractiveness about it. The 

 breed, as its name suggests, is of continental extraction, 

 and in its native country the Dalmatian has been, and 

 frequently still is, used for finding game, as the nose of 

 a Dalmatian is naturally good, though his scenting powers 



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