THE MINIATURE BULLDOG. 



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miniatures in Tablet and Baby Bullet, 

 and was the former owner of the incom- 

 parable Champion Xo Trumps, one of the 

 best ever seen. 



Of this goodly company comes last, 

 but far from least, Mrs. C. F. C. Clarke, 



MISS M. O. FARQUHARSON S PETER PAN 

 BY CHARLEY TOBY VENUS. 



also a well known owner of big " bulls." 

 She has of late turned her attention 

 to breeding and showing the smaller 

 variety, and with great success, as her 

 Mersham Snowdrop and Tiger — the latter 

 bred by her — abundantly testify. In 

 fact, had not Tiger unluckily just topped 

 the weight limit he would undoubtedly 

 have been about the best dog ever benched, 

 and, as far as points (and particularly head 

 properties) go, is as typical a Miniature 

 Bulldog as could be found. The present 

 writer has also the honour of being a com- 

 mittee-woman, and her Champion Ninon de 

 l'Enclos, Lady Cloda, Susan Anne, and 

 Champion Bumps, the latter a very typical 

 little dog and winner of twelve champion- 

 ships, have all upheld the prestige of the 

 breed on the show bench. Mr. B. Marley, 

 whose wife owns the celebrated Felton 

 Bulldog kennels, is another member of the 

 committee, so it will be seen that patrons 



of the big breed by no means scorn their 

 smaller brethren. 



A few years ago Lady de Grey owned a 

 splendid little dog in Champion Bite, and 

 Mr. W. R. Temple's Tulip and Mrs. Baillie's 

 Crib and Lena II. were all hard to beat. 

 Of present-day dogs Mrs. Burrell, the sport- 

 ing lady-master of the North Northumber- 

 land Foxhounds, can bench a real good 

 one in Champion Little Truefit, as can 

 Mrs. G. Raper in Little Model and Miss 

 Farquharson in Peter Pan, the latter a 

 beautiful little fawn dog, possessing rare 

 bone and Bulldog character. 



So much for the breed as show dogs, 

 though a great deal more might be written 

 of other successful winners on the bench. 

 As companions and friends they are second 

 to none, being faithful, fond, and even 

 foolish in their devotion, as all true friends 

 should be. They are absolutely and in- 

 variably good-tempered, and, as a rule, 

 sufficiently fond of the luxuries of this life 

 — not to say greedy — to be easily cajoled 



MRS. BURRELL'S CH. 

 BY SWASHBUCKLER — 



LITTLE TRUEFIT 



ROSE OF YORK. 



Photograph by Macgregor, Kelso. 



into obedience. Remarkably intelligent, 

 and caring enough for sport to be sym- 

 pathetically excited at the sight of a 



