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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



It will be noticed that the dogs in the 

 photographed group at the head of this 

 chapter appear to carry their ears too close 



head OF CH. RED CRAZE. 

 From a Painting by Monica Gray. 



together. This is due to the concentration 

 of their thoughts upon a rabbit held be- 

 hind the camera. They also have a look 

 of levity, far different from the aspect of 

 sober dignity which they affect in calmer 

 moments. But they are all 

 good. The three larger 

 animals are young dogs 

 which have already distin- 

 guished themselves in the 

 show-ring. 



The two ladies are 

 seated. The blonde, with 

 her short, cobby body, 

 good bone and massive 

 head, would be faultless 

 but for her colour, which 

 she must have inherited 

 from some remote ancestor. 

 Her parents are Ch. Shy- 

 lock and Fenalik, both 

 exceptionally good coloured 

 ones. 



Modern judges will not 

 look twice at a light or 

 parti-coloured dog, and I 

 fear that if even Ch. 

 Chow VIII. could revisit 

 the scenes of his by- 

 gone triumphs, his beautiful light mark- 

 ings would prove a fatal bar to his suc- 

 cess. The judges would be quite wrong, 



but if you want a dog for show you must 

 be sure to get a good whole-coloured dark 

 red. If, on the other hand, you have a 

 Chow as a companion and friend, do not 

 be at all troubled if his ruff, yoke, culottes 

 and tail are white or cream-coloured. 

 These are natural, correct and typical marks, 

 though present-day fanciers are trying 

 to " improve " them away. 



The other bitch in the group is own sister 

 to Ch. Red Craze, and, like him, is a credit 

 to Shylock, their sire. She refused to pose, 

 so she does not improve the group as she 

 ought. I have added a list of points as 

 drawn up by the Chow Chow Club some 

 years ago. The points are fairly right, but 

 the tongue of a live Chow is never black. 

 It should be blue, such a colour as might 

 result from a diet of bilberries. 



Points of the Chow Chow. 



i. Head. — Skull flat and broad, with little 

 stop, well filled out under the eyes. 



2. Muzzle. — Moderate in length, and broad 



MRS. SCARAMANGAS CH. RED CRAZE 



BY CH. SHYLOCK DUCHESSE. BRED BY MR 



Photograph H T. Pall. 



from the eyes to the point (not pointed at the end 

 like a fox). 



3. Nose. — Black, large and wide. (In cream 



