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matter of fact, I have repeatedly observed dogs with 

 the curl to the left, and bitches with theirs to the 

 right. Sundry peculiarities in the pug are that it is 

 essential for the toe nails to be black (this is often 

 overlooked by the judges), and that they should have 

 a black mole or spot on each cheek. Of course, all 

 dogs have the latter, but in the pug it is much more 

 clearly defined than is the case in other varieties. 

 The dark trace along the back is another peculiarity, 

 as is, of course, the quaintly-curled tail. 



During the past few years the best specimens have 

 been bred by, or in the hands of, Mr. J. Nunn, 

 London ; Mrs. Mayhew, Twickenham ; Mrs. Bligh 

 Monk, Coley Park, Reading ; Mrs. J. Foster, Brad- 

 ford; Miss Lea, near Chichester; Mr. W. L. Sheffield, 

 Birmingham ; Mrs. Hartley, Nelson ; Mrs. Westfield, 

 near Sheffield ; Mrs. T. Proctor, Leeds ; Mrs. 

 Horner, near Kirkby Lonsdale ; Mrs. C. Houlker, 

 Accrington ; Mr. R. T. Linton, Edinburgh ; the 

 Rev. G. C. Dicker, Birkenhead ; Mr. T. T. Craven, 

 Leeds ; Mr. H. Maule, Scarborough ; Mr. W. B. 

 Garniss, Ashbourne; Mr. T. Dunn; Miss Hamilton, 

 Seend, Wiltshire ; and Mrs. Brittain, Durham. 



The Pug Dog Club has issued the following 

 description and points of the variety; such must 

 be taken as the standard, and a very good standard, 

 too. The club is a thoroughly representative body, 



