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ers, more to the front. There is a quaint, independent air 

 about them I rather like. I have very frequently had 

 to judge them in classes of " foreign dogs from the 

 Arctic and Northern regions," and should not describe 

 them as very genial, or sociable, in manner, although 

 somewhat unique and interesting in appearance. 



Chow Another breed which is not without its 

 supporters, many of whom are amongst the ranks 

 of the aristocracy, is the Chow, which, as the 

 name implies, is a native of China, and much 

 resembles a large, coarse Pomeranian, with a 

 short thick head and rather blunt prick ears, 

 the colours are almost invariably shades of red, 

 black, or slate blue, though I have seen some varia- 

 tions on these. Chows often are as large as small col- 

 lies, and possess very warm dense coats, somewhat in 

 the Esquimaux style, and carry their tails much the 

 same way, and are remarkable for having nearly 

 inky black tongues. Like many of these foreign 

 breeds, they are hardly yet naturalised in this country, 

 but they are handsome, distinguished-looking dogs and 

 not unlikely to become more popular, as they become 

 more understood. At present they are in very few 

 hands, and are more often met with at shows in the 

 " any other variety " or " Foreign, any variety," 

 classes, than in a class or classes to themselves, 

 but at some of the larger shows, I have frequently had 

 good entries of them, containing many beautiful speci- 

 mens of the breed. 



