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volume of the " Kennel Club Stud Book," they are 

 allowed a classification, and no fewer than forty- 

 three dogs and bitches are entered, a large majority 

 of which have no pedigree whatever, nor is anything 

 said as to their being bred abroad. These early 

 Pomeranians were, I take it, in the hands of private 

 individuals, who took no trouble to keep records of 

 the puppies so far as either sire or dam was con- 

 cerned. After the shows of the sixties, in most 

 cases the Pomeranians had to compete in the variety 

 classes, and perhaps the most notable dog, and the 

 handsomest of his day, was Mr. J. Fawdrey's 

 Charlie, indeed, I do not recollect having seen so 

 perfect a white specimen since his day, excepting 

 perhaps Miss Creswell's Little Snow, winner at a 

 recent show of toy dogs held at Westminster. 



A great change has, however, been recently 

 brought about in the Pomeranian so far as this 

 country is concerned ; the whites have had their 

 noses put out of joint, their places being more than 

 supplied by the black specimens, and others fawn or 

 pale red in colour, chocolate or brown, and occa- 

 sionally these hues are diversified by parti-coloured 

 specimens. I do not believe that all these 

 Pomeranians of different colours recently produced, 

 have sprung from one stock, whatever may have 

 been the case a hundred or more years ago. Most 



