,THE EARTH'S BOUNTY 



TOY DOGS 



The toy varieties, such as Japanese, Blen- 

 heim and King Charles spaniels, Pomerani- 

 ans, Maltese and Yorkshire terriers, can't 

 really be treated like ordinary dogs, they are 

 such ethereal, sensitive mites. A cross or un- 

 kind word grieves them to the verge of illness. 

 I think the Pomeranians and Yorkshires are 

 the most engaging, because they have with- 

 stood the years of inbreeding and hot-house 

 existence which were necessary to reduce them 

 to their present pigmyism and beauty, and still 

 retain a goodly supply of vim and gumption. 



Four years ago I became the possessor of a 

 six-weeks-old Yorkshire of high degree. Not 

 caring very much for the ordinary toy animal, 

 I resolved to try to waken the dormant terrier 

 in him, even if it meant sacrificing his angelic 

 refinement and silky raiment. 



Well, it is a case of canine Jeykll and Hyde 

 now. Newly bathed, brushed and beribboned 

 for a visit to the city, he is a perfect little aristo- 



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