the exception of a moustache on the upper lip ; and about a third 

 of the body is also stripped, two pompoms, however, being allowed 

 on each side of the back. 



Until some fourteen years ago, the commonly accepted colours 

 were black or white, but when a red came on the scene as the 

 result of a union of two blacks, the colour question at once assumed 

 importance, and now we may have, in addition to the shades men- 

 tioned, blue, mouse grey, silver grey, cream or apricot, tan, smoke, 

 chocolate, brown, pale fawn, etc. During the same period the 

 miniature Poodle has received a great impetus. That is, officially, a 

 dog measuring not more than fifteen inches at the shoulder, although 

 as a matter of fact the aspirations of breeders is to get below this 

 maximum. Strange to say, the large dog of recent years has been 

 getting bigger, until we may have one weighing as much as sixty 

 pounds, measuring at least six and twenty inches. The weight of 

 of a miniature may come down to about fifteen pounds, which is 

 sufficient to prevent him being weedy. It is to be hoped that no 

 serious attempts will be made to reduce this to any material extent. 



