Japanese Breed 



JAPANESE SPANIEL 



JAPANESE SPANIEL 



Color : Black and white, o.r red and white. The term red includes all shades of 

 sable, brindle, lemon and orange, but the brighter and clearer the red the better. The 

 white should be clear white and whatever color the patches are they should be evenly 

 distributed over the body, cheeks and ears. 



This is a lively, highly bred little dog, of dainty, smart appearance, compact car- 

 riage, profuse coat, and very stylish in movement. The head should be large, broad, 

 and slightly rounded, with strong and wide muzzle, very short from eyes to nose. The 

 under-jaw should be slightly turned up, but the teeth should not be shown. The 

 nose should be wide and open, and must be the color of the dog's markings. The 

 eyes are large, dark, lustrous, prominent and set wide apart. Ears small, nicely 

 feathered and set high on the head. The body is very compact and squarely built with 

 short cobby back. In fact the length of the dog should be about equal to his total 

 height. The tail is carried in a tight curl over the back and should be profusely 

 feathered, so as to give the appearance of a beautiful plume. 



During the last thirty years the popular taste for the Japanese Spaniel has called 

 for smaller and smaller specimens, until now the more diminutive they are the more 

 valuable have they become. In Japan they are affected by the ladies as "sleeve" dogs, 

 such being almost priceless. It is not now uncommon to find them 2^ Ibs. weight, 

 though fully matured. These small specimens are now also freely bred in England, 

 the climate of which country appears to suit them very well. 



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