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the male: but this notion was dissipated 

 when it was found that there was no fixed 

 rule as to the side on which the tail was 

 curled, and that quite as many dogs had 

 their tails on the left side as bitches. 

 Then, again, one writer went so far as 

 to suggest that the protrusion of the tongue 

 from the mouth was an advantage. The 

 blemish, when it is present in any dog, 

 arises from partial paralysis of the tongue. 

 It was not until the establishment of the 

 Pug Dog Club in 1883 that a fixed standard 

 of points was drawn up for the guidance of 

 judges when awarding the prizes to Pugs. 

 Later on the London and Provincial Pug 

 Club was formed, and standards of points 

 were drawn up by that society. These, 

 however, have never been adhered to. 

 The weight of a dog or bitch, according 

 to the standard, should be from i,^ lb. 

 to 17 lb., but there are very few dogs 

 indeed that are winning prizes who can 

 draw the scale at the maximum weight. 

 One of the most distinctive features of a 

 fawn Pug is the trace, which is a line of 

 black running along the top of the back 

 from the occiput to the tail. It is the ex- 

 ception to find a fawn Pug with any trace 

 at all now. The muz/le should be short, 



MRS. GRESHAMS JACK VALENTINE 



BY CH. POUF POUF LAWS DOSSIE. 



blunt, but not upfaced. Most of the win- 

 ning Pugs of the present day are under- 

 shot at least half an inch, and consequently 

 must be upfaced. Only one champion of 

 the present day possesses a level mouth. 



The toe-nails should be black according to 

 the standard, but this point is ignored alto- 

 gether. In fact, the standard, as drawn 

 up by the Club, should be completely re- 

 vised, for it is no true guide. The colour, 

 which should be either silver or apricot 



MRS. GRESHAMS CH. GRINDLEY KING 



BY CH. ROYAL RIP WESTHOLME PATTIE. 



fawn ; the markings on the head, which 

 should show a thumb-mark or diamond 

 on the forehead, together with the orthodox 

 size, are not now taken into consideration, 

 and the prizes are given to over-sized dogs 

 with big skulls that are patchy in colour, 

 and the charming little Pugs which were 

 once .so highlv prized are now the excep- 

 tion rather than the rule, while the large, 

 lustrous eyes, .so sympathetic in their ex- 

 pression, are seldom seen. 



The greatest authority on the Pug at 

 the present time is Mr. T. Proctor, the 

 honorary secretary of the Pug Dog Club, 

 and he is one of the best judges of the 

 breed. He has owned some very good 

 dogs, of which Ch. Confidence was 

 one of the best. Confidence was a very 

 high-cla.ss dog, correct in colour and mark- 

 ings, but was a size too big, as also was 

 his son York, another remarkably fine 

 Pug, correct in every other respect, and 

 considered by many to be the most perfect 

 fawn Pug of his day. He was exhibited 

 bv Mr. Proctor when a puppy, and pur- 

 chased at that time by Mrs. Gresham, who 

 now also owns that charming little repre- 

 sentative of his breed, Ch. Grindley King, 

 who only weighs 14 lb., and is the 

 perfection of a ladies' pet. Grindley King 



