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the penalisation of what, in other breeds, two or three occasions, one Celestial lady, 



is known as a " Dudley " nose, but on this who had been given greater attention than 



point there must be some difficulty at shows ; she considered necessary, revenged herself 



in the Pekinese the colour of the nose varies by devouring her own family of puppies ! 



in a remarkable way, especially in the case 

 of the bitches. For instance, a pinkish 

 tinge was always visible on the nose of 

 Goodwood Meh before the birth of her 

 puppies ; but it resumed its normal colour 

 when the puppies were a few weeks old. 

 As a representative 

 type Chu-Erh of 

 Alderbourne, when 

 seen by the writer 

 last year, resembled 

 most nearly, I be- 

 lieve, the old Good- 

 wood dogs. He has 

 the same square, 

 cobby appearance, 

 broad chest, bowed 

 legs, profuse feather, 

 and large, lustrous 

 eyes — points which 

 are frequently looked 

 for in vain nowa- 

 days — and hisbreeder 

 and owner may well 

 be proud of him. 



The Pekinese dif- 

 fers from the Japan- 



GOODWOOD PUT-SING hn old age 



BRED BY LADY A. GORDON-LENNOX. 



BY AH CUM GOODWOOD QUEENIE. 



Photograph by T. Fall. 



One thing seems from experience to be es- 

 pecially advisable — as far as can be arranged, 

 to breed in the spring rather than autumn. 

 The puppies need all the open air and e.xercise 

 that is possible, and where rickety specimens 

 are so frequently met with it is only 

 natural that a puppy 

 who starts life with 

 the summer months 

 ahead is more likely 

 to develop well than 

 one born in the 

 autumn. Great at- 

 tention should be 

 paid with reference 

 to the frequent — 

 almost certain — pres- 

 ence of worms, 

 which trouble 

 seems more preva- 

 lent with Pekinese 

 than with any other 

 breed. Wherever 

 possible, fish should 

 be given as part of 

 the dietary ; some 

 Pekinese devour it 

 with relish ; others will not touch it, but 

 there is no doubt it is a useful item in 

 the bill of fare. Bread well soaked in 



ese dog in that it appears to be far stronger 



in constitution, and withstands the changes 



of the English climate with much greater 



ease ; in fact, they are as hardy, under very strong stock, sheep's-head, and liver 



healthy conditions, as any English breed, are always better as regular diet than 



and the only serious trouble seems to meat, but in cases of debility a little 



be the weakness which is developing in the raw meat given once a day is most 



eyes. Small abscesses frequently appear beneficial. 



when the puppies are a few months old, and. It would not be fitting to close an article 



although they may not affect the sight, they on Pekinese without bearing testimony to 



almost inevitably leave a bluish mark, while their extraordinarily attractive character- 



in some cases the eye itself becomes con- 

 tracted. Whether this is one of the results 

 of in-breeding it is difficult to say, and it 

 would be of interest to know whether the 

 same trouble is met with in China. 



The Pekinese bitches are e.xcellent mothers, 



istics. They are intensely affectionate and 

 faithful, and have something almost cat- 

 like in their domesticity. They display far 

 more character than the so-called " toy 

 dog " usually does, and for this reason it 

 is all-important that pains should be taken 



provided they are not interfered with for to preserve the true type, in a recognition 

 the first few days. This was discovered of the fact that quality is more essential 

 at Goodwood years ago by the fact that, on than quantity. 



