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WATCH DOGS, HOUSE BOGS, AND TOY DOGS. 



improper persons Though they are somewhat timid they are not 

 readily silenced, as their small size allows of their retreating be- 

 neath chairs and sofas from which asylum they keep up their 

 sharp and shrill note of defiance The great objection to these 

 handsome little creatures as pets is that they follow badly out of 

 doors, and as they are always ready to be fondled by a stranger, 

 they are very liable to be stolen. Hence many people prefer the 

 toy terrier, or the Skye, which is now introduced very extensively 



Fig. 34. KING CHARLES SPANIEL, YOUNG JUMBO. 



as a toy dog, and might with propriety be inserted under this 

 chapter. The King Charles and Blenheim spaniels are often 

 crossed, and then you may have good specimens of each from the 

 same litter, but if true, their colors never vary. 



The points of the King Charles spaniel are : extremely short 

 muzzle, which should be slightly turned up; black nose and pal- 

 ate ; full prominent eye, which is continually weeping, leaving a 

 gutter of moisture down the cheek ; a round bullet-shaped head, 

 with a well-marked " stop " between the eyes ; very long, full- 

 haired, and silky ears, which should fall close to the cheeks, and 



