POMERANIAN OR SPITZ DOG. 



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it was very rare in England, but within tlie last twenty years it 

 has become very common as a house dog. It is not recognised, 

 however, by the fanciers, and is not prized highly by any one, 





Pomeranian, or Spitz Dog. 



being of no use but as a companion. The head is very fox-like, 

 with pricked ears and a sharp nose ; neck thick, and covered with 

 a ruff of woolly hair ; body also clothed with thick woolly hair, not 

 curled ; legs free from hair. Tail carried high, and curled over 

 the back, but not so closely as that of the pug dog. Colour gener- 

 ally white, sometimes a pale cream colour, and more rarely black. 



