iS4 Modern Dogs. 



already given, will enable those interested to know 

 exactly the sort of animal required. 



Sir Cavendish is a pigeon-blue and white dog, 

 with a white collar and white blaze, 23^ inches 

 in height at the shoulder, 52lb. in weight, with very 

 small flat ears, almost entirely buried in coat, 

 which is long, thick, and shaggy, free from either 

 straightness or curl. It is 1 1 inches long upon 

 his loins and hind-quarter, whilst his face and legs 

 are evenly and equally clothed with hair, the front 

 of the legs carrying as much coat as the back 

 part of the same. His tail is very short, natural 

 stump, and when he " wags " it, he does so 

 vertically, not horizontally, which his breeder says 

 is a peculiarity he has looked for in vain in any 

 other strain. His sire, Sir Caradoc, is well known 

 as a pigeon-blue and white dog of large size, rather 

 soft in coat, but showing remarkable character ; both 

 he and his son inheriting their beautiful colour and 

 sheep-dog characteristics from old Dame Margery, 

 who was also a " natural bob." Her strain is 

 remarkable as most of the dogs and bitches bred 

 therefrom possess double dewclaws upon one or 

 both hind legs. 



One other interesting fact remains to be told 

 with regard to the way Dr. Ker hit off the pigeon- 

 blue colour. He had been breeding blue grizzle 



