The Poodle. 165 



this, about 1490, Bernardino Pinturicchio painted 

 his series of pictures, " Patient Griselda," in which 

 a little poodle, prettily trimmed, is not the least 

 interesting portion of the canvas. 



" Stonehenge," in his " Dogs of the British Isles," 

 gives a very interesting account of the poodle, 

 the writer of which, I fancy, was Mr. Lewis 

 Clement, who had considerable experience of the 

 breed, especially as a sporting dog on the conti- 

 nent. He would divide the poodle into two grand 

 classes, one including the dog used for sporting 

 purposes, the other including performing, com- 

 panion, and toy poodles, and each of these two 

 classes comprises several different types. The 

 writer then goes on to quote from " Der Hund 

 und Seine Racen," by Dr. Fitzinger, who says 

 there are six very distinct varieties of poodles, 

 viz : der gross Pudel, der mittlere Pudel, der 

 kleine Pudel, der kleine Pintsch, der schniir 

 Pudel, and der Schaf - Pudel, besides other and 

 many varieties produced by crossing. 



The author proceeds to describe these half-dozen 

 varieties, the first of which, the great poodle, he 

 says, originated probably in Morocco or Algeria. 



He is always larger than the largest sized spaniel, which, 

 however, he resembles in form. He is robust in build, and has 

 a peculiarly thick and full covering of hair. His os occipitis is 



