POMERANIAN 



Symptoms. — Falling away in condition, great thirst, loss of 

 appetite, paleness of the lining of the eyes and lips, and 

 loss of spirits. Antidotes. — Oil and chalk to follow a strong 

 dose of opening medicine. 



It may be repeated that the above suggestions as to treat- 

 ment are only to be regarded as offering assistance in times of 

 emergency, pending professional advice. (See Poisoning^ 



Pomeranian. — The advance made by the Pomeranian 

 in popularity of late years has been so great that the variety 

 which a generation ago was in very few hands is now one 

 of the most admired and sought after of all the fancy 

 varieties. This, no doubt, is due to the production of the 

 toy pomeranian, which is the result of a steady course of 

 persistent in-breeding, and has brought into existence a 

 most exquisite, alert little dog, but unfortunately a very 

 delicate one. On the other hand, the larger-sized speci- 

 mens of the breed, which is undoubtedly of German 

 origin, though there is a handsome Italian offshoot of 

 the family, usually of a golden-lemon colour and not so 

 dense in coat, are quite hardy animals, and being ex- 

 tremely sharp of hearing, acute on the approach of 

 strangers, and given to barking when alarmed, they may 

 be regarded as exceptionally good watch-dogs for indoor 

 purposes. 



The head of the pomeranian is sharp and foxy-looking, 

 the skull being flat — though in the case of the toys it is 

 somewhat rounded — and the muzzle rather fine and tapering 

 at the nose, which is black or brown in colour, as depends 

 upon the shade of the coat. The eyes are of medium 

 size, set obliquely in the head, dark in colour and very 

 bright ; the ears small, pointed, and carried erect. The neck 

 is short, and appears to be very thick, as it should carry 

 an immense frill ; the shoulders are rather straight ; the 

 back short and cobby-looking, the chest being deep and 

 the loins strong. The fore-legs should be straight and not 

 too long, and like the thighs must be heavily feathered ; 



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