92 THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



Color Varieties. — King Charles : Glossy black and deep 

 tan — i. e., with tan spots over eyes and on cheeks, legs, 

 etc. 



Blenheim: A ground of pearly white, with large patches 

 of rich chestnut or ruby-red evenly distributed ; ears and 

 cheeks red, with a blaze of white extending from nose up 

 to forehead and ending between the ears in a crescentic 

 curve. In the center of this blaze there should be a clear 

 " spot " of red of the size of a sixpence. 



Tricolor or Charles I. spaniel : Like the last, but mth 

 black instead of red ; ears and area beneath tail should 

 be lined with tan. This breed has no '' spot." 



Ruby : A uniform red ; nose black. 



It is difficult to breed King Charles spaniels free from 

 white. 



Size. — Cobby little dogs of about ten pounds weight. 



The Italian Greyhound. — An active, lithe, graceful little 

 creature, rather delicate and very sensitive to cold (p. 388). 



The more nearly he approaches the greyhound in 

 shape the better ; but he is not likely to have so good a 

 head. The skull is apt to be relatively wider, the muzzle 

 shorter, and the ears larger and not so well carried. The 

 eyes are much larger and very soft in expression, but 

 " weeping " is not tolerated as in the toy spaniel. 



Coat is short, soft, and silky. 



Color (value fifteen per cent.), fawns much preferred. 



Symmetry (value fifteen per cent.) is naturally high in 

 a toy. 



Size (value fifteen per cent.), dogs not to exceed seven 

 to seven and a half pounds, bitches five to six pounds. 



The Schipperke. — Imported from the Continent of 



