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build. Their short crooked legs are not able to 

 carry their heavy bodies at a very fast pace, and 

 because of their short mushed nose it is hard for 

 them to breathe. The other extreme is the Whippet 

 or the Italian Greyhound, for while they are light 

 weight dogs, they are built for speed and endurance 

 and consequently require much freedom. 



Characteristics — Tdys. — Because of their suit- 

 ability as house and lap dogs the toys have become 

 very popular. Being of diminutive size and delicate 

 construction, they are well adapted to confinement 

 since they require a minimum amount of exercise. 

 They usually belong to women or children and 

 there is a great tendency among such owners to cater 

 to their pettish whims until they virtually become 

 slaves to their dogs. Such conduct, while intended 

 as a kindness, is really a cruelty, since the exceed- 

 ingly low vitality of these animals is due to such 

 treatment rather than to any abnormality in their 

 conformation. This statement can readily be cor- 

 roborated by observing the difference in health of 

 the dog kept in this manner, and that of the same 

 type treated as he should be. In selecting a dog, 

 the toys should not be rejected by lovers of real 

 dogs because of prejudice based on the spoiled 

 specimens which may have been seen, for they are 

 really very desirable companions when given the 

 proper chance. 



(i) Pekingese. — The Pekingese is, by far, the 

 most desirable of all the toys. He is a strong, rugged, 



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