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rely on breeding whites ' from white parents, but have not the 

 same results from coloured parents. To give an instance from 

 my own experience, from a brown dam mated with a black 

 sire, I had a litter of four, two being pure black, one brown, 

 and one blue. 



" I am very partial to the Toys of this variety, and the demand 

 for them at present so greatly exceeds the supply that, from a 

 monetary point of view, they are the best to breed ; but it must be 

 borne in mind the smallest are not the best for breeding purposes. 

 In my experience, dams of 8 or 9 lb. in coloured, and from 10 to 16 Ib. 

 in whites, are the best sizes, and the best and smallest Toys are 

 not always the progeny of the smallest sires. To give an instance 

 in our own kennel, one of our whites, Belper Bounce, weighing 

 25 lb., has sired dozens of puppies, both males and females, which 

 have made up into specimens under 8 lb. in weight. 



" In breeding Pomeranians it is best to start with as good stock as 

 can be obtained ; but great care, attention, and expense must be 

 incurred before success can be looked for. I think I have said 

 enough to express my views on this variety, about which many 

 others probably know as much as I do." 



As there are very few who have had such a successful career as 

 Miss Chell, I do not concur in the last sentence of her remarks. I 

 may say she has occasionally acted as judge, had large classes before 

 her, and got through her duties with ability and expedition, and is 

 justly popular with all to whom she is known amongst Doggy 

 People. 



The portraits of Miss Chell and a team of her Black Pomeranians, 

 and a capital group of some of her celebrated White Pomeranians, 

 will be readily recognised. 



Mrs. Harcourt Clare 



ALTHOUGH this lady has not of late exhibited so often as formerly, 

 her kennel which I think commenced with Pugs, and gradually 

 embraced Japanese Spaniels, Pomeranians, Irish Terriers, and Fox- 

 terriers enjoyed considerable success some few years since, and Mrs. 

 Harcourt Clare, who is the wife of the Town Clerk of Birkenhead, 

 will be known to many of my readers amongst Doggy People as an 

 able and enthusiastic supporter of doggy affairs. 



