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Palace dog and the Pekin Spaniel, or 
any other name which would enable the 
breeds to be kept distinct. The following 
extract from a letter on this subject from 
Lord John Hay to the writer, dated several 
years ago, may be of interest : 
“Now there is another breed which is con- 
founded with the Palace dog; they present the 
same characteristics ; appearance very similar, 
and disposition equally charming, but they are 
much larger ; they are also called Pekin Spaniels ; 
but they are as different breeds originally, I 
feel sure, as a Pegu pony is from an English 
hunter; they are seldom so well provided with 
hair on the feet, and the trousers do not go 
down far enough; also the hair on the stomach 
and sides does not grow long enough.” 
The writer is quite in accord with Lord 
John in his appreciation of the larger type, 
for they are just as attractive and in many 
ways as handsome as the Palace dog; but 
they certainly should not be judged in the 
same class at shows. Also it should be 
understood that the word “imported”? does 
not necessarily imply that the dog has ever 
seen the inside of the Imperial Palace at 
Pekin. 
The following is the scale of points as 
issued by the Pekinese Club: 
1. Head.—Massive, broad skull, wide and flat 
between the ears (not dome shaped); wide 
between the eyes. 
2. Nose.—Black, broad, very short and flat. 
3. Eyes.—Large, dark, prominent, round, lus- 
trous. 
4. Stop.—Deep. 
5. Ears.—Heart shaped; not set too high; leather 
never long enough to come below the muzzle; not 
carried erect, but rather drooping, long feather. 
6. Muzzle.—Very short and broad; not under- 
hung nor pointed; wrinkled. 
7, Mane.—Profuse, extending beyond shoulder 
blades, forming ruff or frill round front of neck. 
8. Shape of Body.—Heavy in front ; broad chest 
falling away lighter behind ; lion-lke ; not too long 
in the body. 
9. Coat and Feather and Condition.—Long, with 
thick undercoat; straight and flat, not curly 
nor wavy; rather coarse but soft ; feather on 
thighs, legs, tail and toes, long and profuse. 
10. Colour.—All colours are allowable, red, 
fawn, black, black and tan, sable, brindle, white 
and parti-coloured. Black masks, and spectacles 
round the eyes, with lines to the ears, are desirable. 
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11. Legs.—Short ; forelegs heavy, bowed out at 
elbows ; hind legs lighter, but firm and well shaped. 
12. Feet.—Flat, not round; should stand well 
up on toes, not on ankles. 
13. Tail—Curled and carried well up on loins ; 
long, profuse straight feather. 
14. Size.—Being a toy dog the smaller the 
better, provided type and points are not sacri- 
ficed. Anything over 18 lb. should disqualify. 
When divided by weight, classes should be over 
10 lb. and under 10 lb. 
15. Action.—Free, strong and high; crossing 
feet or throwing them out in running should not 
take off marks; weakness of joints should be 
penalised. 
Scale of Points. 
Head . 3 é : 3 EO 
Nose 5 
Eyes 5 
Stop: =. : : : . 5 
Ears. 5 “ ; ; és 5 
Muzzle 5 
Mane 4 : : ? : 5 
Shape of body. : : . 10 
Coat and feather and conditio . 10 
Colour . : ; ‘ : : 5 
Legs. F é z 5 0 5 
Feet. 5 5 : é 5 
Tail : j : : - 10 
SiZe5 ee ; : ee : 5 
Action . - ; 5 7) 10 
Total 100 
The writer has occasionally been criticised 
for her advocacy of whole-coloured specimens, 
but in support of this preference it can be 
proved that the original pair brought to 
Goodwood, as well as Mrs. Murray’s Ah 
Cum, were all of the golden chestnut shade ; 
and, as no brindled, parti-coloured, or black 
dog has ever been born at Goodwood or 
Broughton, we have some authority for 
looking upon whole-colour as an important 
point. This view was in the first place con- 
firmed by the late Chinese Ambassador in 
London, and further by Baron Speck von 
Sternburg, at present German Ambassador 
in Washington, who was for many years 
Minister at Pekin and had very special 
facilities for noting the points of the Palace 
dogs. 
In every case a black muzzle is indis- 
pensable, also black points to the ears, 
with trousers, tail and feathering a some- 
what lighter shade than the body. There 
is considerable divergence of opinion as to 
