DOGS. 



small in size; its distinguishing characteristic is that 

 the head and fore part of the body is well covered 

 with shaggy hair, after the appearance of a mane, 

 while the hinder parts of the body are quite smooth, 

 with the exception of a tuft of hair at the extremity 

 of the tail. This dog was formerly much prized; 

 but the improvement in the breed of fancy dogs has 

 a good deal decreased the estimation in which it 

 was held. 



THE PUG-DOG. This is another variety of the lap 

 dogs, much more prized in former years than at pre- 

 sent; indeed, the breed itself i's but little cared for, 

 the estimation in which it was held being very con- 

 siderably lessened: its principal peculiarity was in its 

 miniature resemblance to the Bull-dog, from which 

 animal, indeed, it said to have sprung, with some 

 other occasional admixture of the small Danish dog. 



Of late years, the breed of fancy dogs has been 

 very much practised, and with very signal success: 

 for while, in former years, the tribe of lap dogs com- 

 prised but a very few animals, it now comprehends 

 a very considerable variety, the chief characteristic 

 of which is, symmetry of appearance, diminutiveness 

 of size, length of ears, length and softness of hair, 

 and regularity of the spots or marks by which the 

 several breeds are distinguished. The history and 

 treatment of the Spaniel, is, however, the history and 

 treatment of them all; with the reservation that to 

 obtain the best whelps, the prettiest kinds and best 

 made dogs should be selected to breed from. 



