152 WATCH DOGS, HOUSE DOGS, AND TOY DOGS. 



THE LION DOG. 



This toy dog appears to be crossed between the poodle and the 

 Maltese dog, being curly like the former, but without his long 

 ears and square visage. He is now very seldom seen in this 

 country, and is not prized among fanciers of the canine species. 

 Like the poodle he was generally shaved to make him resemble 

 the lion. 



THE SHOCK DOG. 



This dog also is now almost unknown. But formerly he was very 

 generally kept as a toy dog. He is said to have been a cross 

 between the poodle and small spaniel, both of which varieties he 

 resembled in part. 



TOY SPANIELS. 



Two breeds are known and recognised imder this head, namely, 

 the King Charles and the Blenheim spaniels, the former being 

 slightly the larger of the two, and by most people considered the 

 more handsome. To an ordinary observer the chief points of dis- 

 tinction in the King Charles are, the colour, which is black and tan 

 more or less mixed with white, the less the better; and the length 



