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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



upon as merely the hopeless dream of a and small, dating from sixty to eighty 



few enthusiasts ! 

 weighing undi 



That to get, in a dog 

 twenty-two pounds, the 



years ago, the bat or prick ears are fre- 

 quently to be noted ; a fact which weak- 

 ens the contention held by 

 many that they are the 

 sign of a pure French 

 breed, originating across 

 the Channel. 



To enumerate in detail 

 the Miniature Bulldog scale 

 of points is quite unnecessary, as it is simply 

 that of the big ones writ small. In other 

 words, " the general appearance of the 

 ]\Iiniature Bulldog must as nearly as possible 

 resemble that of the Big Bulldog " — a terse 

 sentence which comprises in itself all that 

 can be said on the subject. 



The club has a large and ever-increasing 

 membership, and possesses 

 the Duchess of Sutherland as 

 President. From its original 

 start the Duchess has been 

 a warm supporter of the 

 breed, and has owned some 

 good specimens in the past. 

 The Hon. Mrs. Bailhe, of 

 Dochfour, is still on the 

 committee, and 



enormous size of skull, "clod- 

 diness " of body, and thick- 

 ness of bone obtainable in a 

 forty-fi\'e or si.xty pounds spe- 

 cimen, is a hard task there is 

 no denying, but such prodi- 

 gious strides have been made 

 of late that one feels, given 

 a few more years of patience 

 and perseverance, it will come 

 very near fulfilment. 



Before passing to other 

 matters, it is perhaps only 

 right to mention, 

 with all deference 

 to our Gallic 

 friends, that in 

 many old prints 

 of Bulldogs, 



another mem- 

 ber of the club 

 IS "Sir. George 

 Weinberg, of 

 arger Bulldog 

 fame. He owns 

 two splendid 



