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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



that the Pug is the older breed, and it is 

 known that it has been bred with the Bull- 

 dog for the anticipated benefit of the latter. 

 The Pug was brought into prominence 



MRS. JAMES CURRIE'S CH. SYLVIA 



BY BASINGSTOKE EMERALD SALLY OF SWARLAND. 



Photograph by Russell. 



in Great Britain about sixty years ago 

 by Lady Willoughby de Eresby, of Grim- 

 thorpe, near Lincoln, and Mr. Morrison, 

 of Walham Green, who each independently 

 established a kennel of these dogs, with 

 such success that eventually the fawn Pugs 

 were spoken of as either the Willoughby 

 or the Morrison Pugs. At that period the 

 black variety was not known. The Wil- 

 loughby Pug was duller in colour than the 

 Morrison, which was of a brighter, ruddier 

 hue, but the two varieties have since been 

 so much interbred that they are now un- 

 distinguishable, and the fact that they were 

 ever familiarly recognised as either Wil- 

 loughbys or Morrisons is almost entirely 

 forgotten. A " fawn " Pug may now be 

 either silver grey or apricot, and equally 

 valuable. 



Whatever may have been the history 

 of the Pug as regards its nativity, it had 

 not been long introduced into England 

 before it became a popular favourite as a 

 pet dog, and it shared with the King 

 Charles Spaniel the affection of the great 

 ladies of the land. The late Queen 

 Victoria possessed one, of which she was 



very proud. The Pug has, however, now 

 fallen from his high estate as a ladies' 

 pet, and his place has been usurped 

 by the Toy Pomeranian, the Pekinese, 

 and Japanese, all of which are now 

 more highly thought of in the drawing- 

 room or boudoir. But the Pug has an 

 advantage over all these dogs as, from the 

 fact that he has a shorter coat, he is cleaner 

 and does not require so much attention. 

 In this connection Hugh Dalziel, in 

 "British Dogs," says: "The Pug, when 

 made a companion of, shows high intelli- 

 gence ; as house dogs they are ever on 

 the alert, and promptly give notice of a 

 stranger's approach, and from their ex- 

 tremely active and, I may say, merry 

 habits, they are most interesting pets, and 

 will repay by their gratitude any affection 

 or kindness bestowed upon them. One 

 quality they possess above most breeds 

 which is a strong recommendation of them 

 as lap-dogs, and that is their cleanliness 

 and freedom from any offensive smell of 

 breath or skin." 



Some extraordinary views as to the 



MRS. GRESHAM'S YORK 



BY CH. CONFIDENCE LITTLE DAZZLE. 



requisite proportions of the Pug were enter- 

 tained when the dog was first introduced 

 into this country. Their ears were closely 

 cropped, and it was considered correct that 

 the tail of the female should be curled on 

 the opposite side of the back from that of 



