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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



coated Chihuahua dog with the less interest- 

 ing lap-dog of Mexico, whose longer, silkier 

 hair and butterfly cars would indeed justify 

 the belief that it is the ancestor of the 

 Papillon. The portrait of Chadro, lent by 



PAPILLON DOG CARLO. 



PROPERTY OF MADAME MQETWIL, BRUSSELS. 



Mr. H. C. Brooke, is of a typical specimen 

 which was imported from Mexico by Mr. 

 R. Rentoul Symon. The colour is not 

 always white. Chadro has pale fawn 

 points ; Lady Fairbairn's Fco was a tiny 

 white dog, with black patches on the head ; 

 the Hon. Mrs. Bourke's dog was a delicate 

 fawn, and others have been of a delicate 

 blue with tan points. Madame Adelina 

 Patti's Bonito, presented to her by the 

 President of Mexico enclosed in a bouquet, 

 was black and tan. Her Rigi was a fawn. 



The Papillon. — A very engaging little 

 dog is the Papillon, or Squirrel Spaniel. 

 It is generally regarded as a Belgian dog 

 possibly because in that country it is kept 

 in greater numbers than anywhere else. 

 It can hardly be said to be a nati\'e of 

 Belgium. The fact that it is called an 

 Epagneul would seem to point to Spanish 

 origin. It is not a Spaniel properly speak- 

 ing, any more than the Pekinese is a true 

 Spaniel. One might venture almost to 

 premise that it is a descendant of the tiny 

 silky haired lap-dog which the Spaniards 

 brought over from Mexico in the si.xtccnth 

 century, and may have imported into the 



Netherlands. It is certainly not a new dog. 

 Lap-dogs of similar type and size may often 

 be seen in early portraits in the Spanish 

 galleries, as also n the paintings by Watteau, 

 Fragonard, and Boucher. IMadame de Pom- 

 padour possessed one named Inez, and 

 Marie Antoinette was especially fond of 

 this diminutive breed. 



The name Papillon is obviously g'ven to 

 the dog in reference to its ears, which stand 

 out large and erect like the wings of a 

 butterfly, heavily feathered. But there is 

 another variety with drop ears. The name 

 Squirrel applies to the tail, which is long, 

 bushy, and carried over the back like that 

 of a squirrel. They are \'ery li\'ely and 

 sensible little dogs with an abundant coat 

 of long and silky hair. They may be self- 

 coloured red mahogany, ruby, reddish chest- 

 nut, dark yellow, or white with these patches. 

 The head is small, the skull slightly domed, 

 the muzzle rather snipy. About the face 

 and on the front of the legs the coat is 

 short. The dark eyes are round and set 



PAPILLON BITCH WIIGNONNE. 



OWNED BY MADAME DELVILLE, BRUSSELS. 



somewhat low, with an alertly intelligent 

 expression. The back is straight and not 

 long, and the body is not so cobby as that 

 of the Blenheim Spaniel or the Toy Pomer- 

 anian. The legs are short, straight, and 

 rather fine. The average height of the Pa- 

 pillon is nine inches, and the weight from 

 five to eight pounds. Many do not weigh 



