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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



dice size, and moistened with good stock 

 gravy, together with minced lean under- 

 done roast beef, with the addition, two or 

 three times a week, of a little well-cooked 

 green vegetable, varied with rice or suet 

 pudding and plain biscuits. Fish may also 

 be given occasionally. 



When only two or three dogs are kept, 

 table scraps will generally be sufhcient, but 

 the pernicious habit of feeding at all times, 

 and giving sweets, pastry, and rich dainties, 

 is most harmful, and must produce disas- 

 trous results to the unfortunate animal. 

 Two meals a day at regular intervals are 

 quite sufficient to keep these little pets 

 in the best condition, although puppies 

 should be fed four times daily in small 

 quantities. After leaving the mother they 

 will thrive better if put on dry food, and 

 a small portion of scraped or finely minced 

 lean meat given them every other day, 

 alternately with a chopped hard-boiled egg 

 and stale breadcrumbs. 



The Miniature Trawler Spaniel. — 



Among the toy dogs may be classed the 

 Miniature Trawler. This breed is some- 

 times confounded with the Cocker Spaniel, 

 but this is a great mistake, as it is of en- 

 tirely different type. It is supposed, with- 

 out any certainty, to be descended from 

 the original curly King Charles and the old- 

 fashioned curly Sussex Spaniel but the 

 precise derivation is not known. Probably 

 in early times it was used solely as a sporting 

 dog, but at present it is regarded also as 

 a toy, and kept as such in growing numbers. 

 Recently at Horsham three classes were 

 open for these Spaniels, and there were 

 twenty-seven entries, the first honours being 

 won by Mrs. Covey's Goblin, a good speci- 

 men, although perhaps too long in the fore 

 face to be perfectly typical. The Hon. 

 Mrs. Lytton's Luck of St. Anthony is a 

 well-known example of the breed. ^lany 

 of these active little dogs are now kept on 



the Continent ; Holland and Italy being 

 especially their homes. 



The Miniature Trawler wears a very curly 

 coat, which should be silky in texture and 

 \-ery glossy. The most approved colour 

 is brilliant black witli wliite waistcoat ; 

 next in fa\-our is red with white waistcoat, 

 then black and white or red and white. The 

 best size is from ii inches to 13 inches 

 at the shoulder, with a weight of from 12 lb. 



MRS COVEYS GOBLIN. 



to 15 lb. The head is small and light, with 

 very pointed, rather short nose, fine and 

 tapery and slightly tip-tilted. The stop is 

 well-defined and the skull raised, but flat 

 on the top, and not dome-shaped. The 

 long ears are set high and carried pricked 

 forward, frami:ig the face. The large dark 

 eyes are wide apart, and set perfectly 

 straight, not obliquely, in the head. What- 

 ever the dog's colour, his nose and lips must 

 be black, his neck arched, his back broad 

 and short, and his docked tail carried gaily. 

 He is square-built, sturdy, compact, but 

 not heavy ; with smart action and alert 

 expression, ha\ing the general appearance 

 of an exceedingly pretty httle sporting dog. 

 Possibly, after aU, it is an error to place him 

 among the toys, for, unlike most toys, he is 

 a game little chap, with decidedly sporting 

 instincts and an excellent ratter and rab- 

 biter. 



