THE POMERANIAN. 



427 



Seton of Walton-on-Thames has adopted 

 the whites as her favourite colour, and 

 possesses a very small and beautiful speci- 

 men. 



More black Pomeranians have been bred 

 in England than of any other colour, and 

 during the last fifteen years the number of 

 good specimens that have appeared at our 

 great exhibitions has been legion. There 

 do not seem to be so many really good ones 

 to-day as heretofore ; this is explained, 

 perhaps, by the fact that other colours are 

 now receiving more and more attention 

 from breeders. 



One of the best blacks that appeared at 

 the end of the nineteenth century was 

 Miss M. A. Bland's Marland King, a smart 

 cobby little dog. His weight was about 

 6 lb., and he was a most successful sire 

 for some years. He was bred by Mrs. F. Day 

 and was by Kensington King ex Orange 

 €irl. 



Probably the most noted black sires 

 of this period were Black Boy, Bayswater 

 Swell, Kensington King, and Marland 

 King. 



A typical small black of to-day is Billie 

 Tee, the property of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley 

 Mappin. He scales only 5!- lb., and is 

 therefore, as to size and weight as well as 

 shape, style, and smartness of action, a 

 good type of a toy Pomeranian. He was 

 bred by Mrs. Gates, and is the winner of 

 over fifty prizes and many specials. 



To enumerate all the first-class Blacks 

 during the last thirty years would be 

 tedious, but those which stand out first 

 and foremost have been Black Boy, King 

 Pippin, Kaffir Boy, Bayswater Swell, Ken- 

 sington King, Marland King, Black Prince, 

 Hatcham Nip, Walkley Queenie, Viva, 

 Gateacre Zulu, Glympton King Edward, and 

 Billie Tee. 



The brown variety has for a long time 

 been an especial favourite with the public, 

 and many good ones have been bred during 

 the last ten years. 



There are many different shades of 

 browns, varying from a dark chocolate to a 

 light beaver, but in all cases they should 

 be whole-coloured. On p. 428 is a por- 



trait of Thirlsmere Dearie, the property of 

 Mrs. G. M. Hicks. Bred by Mrs. Morris 

 Mandy, she is a typical Pomeranian of the 

 over 8 lb. weight class, and is of a deep 

 reddish brown colour. Her chief value is 

 as a brood bitch ; her puppies are always 

 good, and now and then she produces 

 something above the average, her most 

 noted being Thirlsmere Bronze, which as a 

 puppy won three first prizes at a Kennel 

 Club show, and is now in possession of the 

 Hon. and Rev. Canon Dutton. 



Any account of brown Pomeranians would 

 be incomplete without mention of the in- 

 comparable Ch. Tina. This beautiful little 

 lady was bred by Mrs. Addis from Bays- 

 water Swell ex Kitsey, and scaled a little 

 under 5 lb. She won over every Pome- 

 ranian that competed against her, besides 

 having been many times placed over all 

 other dogs of any breed in open compe- 

 tition. 



The shaded sables are among the prettiest 

 of all the various colours which Pomeranians 

 may assume. They must be shaded through- 

 out with three or more colours, as uniformly 

 as possible, with no patches of self-colour. 

 They are becoming very popular, and good 

 specimens are much sought after at high 

 prices. 



Mrs. Hall-Walker has been constant 

 in her devotion to this variety for several 

 years, and she possesses a very fine team 

 in Champions Dainty Boy, Dainty Belle, 

 Bibury Belle, and in Gateacre Sable Sue. 

 Mrs. Vale Nicolas also has recently been 

 most successful with shaded sables, 



Ch. Nanky Po, over 8 lb., and Cham- 

 pions Sable Mite and Atom bear witness 

 to this statement. Her lovely Mite is 

 given on p. 429 as a typical example 

 of a small Pomeranian of this colour. 

 He was bred by Mr. Hirst, by Little 

 Nipper ex Laurel Fluffie, and scales only 



4i lb. 



Mention should also be made of Miss Ives' 

 Dragon Fly, Mrs. Boutcher's Lady Wolfino, 

 Miss Bland's Marland Topaz, Mr. Walter 

 Winans' Morning Light, and Mr. Fowler's 

 May Duchess. 



The blues, or smoke-coloured Pomeranians, 



