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very varied, starting with white, black, brown, blue, 

 almost every shade of those colours can be met with, 

 besides parti-colours, and the sizes run from nearly 

 thirty pounds to three pounds in weight. Other things 

 being equal, the smaller the size, the more valuable they 

 are, and high class specimens frequently change hands 

 at prices ranging from £10 to £200, so that it has lately 

 been one of the most profitable breeds to produce, as 

 good specimens have been commanding fair prices, and 

 plenty of buyers were found for anything out of the 

 common at almost any price. Browns have been 

 greatly in favour, latterly even more so than blacks, and 

 next to them come whites, but hitherto, there has been a 

 difficulty in obtaining very small whites, and if this is 

 overcome (and many of the leading breeders are doing 

 their best), I think the toy whites will be greatly 

 sought after ; some of the little blacks and browns are 

 very beautiful, and I have known very long figures, 

 £100 and over, refused for them by their owners! 

 Being very lively, cheerful and affectionate, and ex- 

 ceedingly sharp and active as guards, this breed is ad- 

 mirably adapted as a pet or companion, and they make 

 very sharp house dogs. It is not desirable to chain them 

 up, as the rubbing of the collar and chain is almost cer- 

 tain to interfere with the set of the crest and frill which 

 in this breed (as in Collies), form such attractive fea- 

 tures in their appearance. Pomeranians are seem- 

 ingly popular with all classes, from Royalty downward. 

 Her Majesty the Queen has a large kennel of them at 

 Windsor, which I had the honour of an invitation to in- 

 spect, and can testify to the great interest taken in the 



