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by the fact that other colours are now receiving more and 

 more attention from breeders. A typical small black of to- 

 day is Billie Tee, the property of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Mappin. 

 He scales only 5j lb., and is therefore, as to size and weight 

 as well as shape, style, and smartness of action, a good type 

 of a toy Pomeranian. He was bred by Mrs. Gates, and is the 

 winner of over fifty prizes and many specials. To enumerate 

 all the first-class blacks during the last thirty years would be 

 impossible, but those which stand out first and foremost 

 have been Black Boy, King Pippin, Kaffir Boy, Bayswater 

 Swell, Kensington King, Marland King, Black Prince, Hatcham 

 Nip, Walkley Queenie, Viva, Gateacre Zulu, Glympton King 

 Edward, and Billie Tee. 



The brown variety has for a long time been an especial 

 favourite with the public, and many good ones have been bred 

 during the last ten years. There are many different shades of 

 browns, varying from a dark chocolate to a light beaver, but 

 in all cases they should be whole-coloured. 



An admirable example of the brown Pomeranians is the 

 incomparable Ch. Tina. This beautiful little lady was bred by 

 Mrs. Addis from Bayswater Swell ex Kitsey, and scaled a little 

 under 5 lb. She won over every Pomeranian that competed 

 against her, besides having been many times placed over all 

 other dogs of any breed in open competition. 



The shaded sables are among the prettiest of all the various 

 colours which Pomeranians may assume. They must be 

 shaded throughout with three or more colours, as uniformly 

 as possible, with no patches of self-colour. They are be- 

 coming very popular, and good specimens are much sought 

 after at high prices. Mrs. Hall- Walker has been constant 

 in her devotion to this variety for several years, and she 

 possesses a very fine team in Champions Dainty Boy, Dainty 

 Belle, Bibury Belle, and in Gateacre Sable Sue. Mrs. Vale 

 Nicolas also has recently been most successful with shaded 

 sables. Ch. Nanky Po, over 8 lb., and Champions Sable Mite 

 and Atom bear witness to this statement. Her lovely Mite 



