MALTESE DOG — MANGE 



Maltese Dog. — For some reason best known to them- 

 selves many people persist in calling the delicate little 

 Maltese dog a terrier, whereas he is nothing of the kind, but 

 a fragile member of the toy family, which would no more 

 think of going to ground than a terrier does of flying. 

 Whether the island of Malta is really entitled to the 

 honour of being regarded as the birthplace of the breed 

 is not certain, but there can be no doubt that the variety 

 has enjoyed the prefix Maltese for very many years. 



The head of the Maltese dog is fairly wide, and the 

 muzzle is rather short and substantial for the size of 

 the dog. The eyes are almost black ; the ears fairly long 

 and set on low ; the chest being narrow, the back short, 

 and the body well ribbed up. The legs are short, and the 

 bushy tail is carried well over the back ; the coat being 

 long, silky, and quite free of curl, whilst the colour must 

 be pure white. The average weight is about 7 lbs. 



Manchester Terrier. (See Black-and- Tan Terrier.) 



Mange. — It is the custom of many people to describe 

 any breaking out of the skin of dogs as mange, but this 

 is wholly incorrect, and as a matter of fact mange exists 

 in more than one form, differing totally from each other. 



Common, or Sarcoptic, Mange is, comparatively speak- 

 ing, an easy disease to cure ; but it is very contagious, and 

 in addition to being carried from dog to dog is capable 

 of being communicated to man, so persons having dogs 

 afflicted by it should be extremely careful in handling 

 them. It takes the form of a number of very small 

 pimples, which discharge a fluid. Violent irritation fol- 

 lows, and the dog scratches himself until he causes sores 

 to form, which when they dry up leave bare places where 

 they have been. The cause of this form of mange is an 

 insect which forces its way under the skin, and the dog 

 will not be cured until these insects are killed, the head, 

 or the parts just inside the forearms, being the places 



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