THE DOG 



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dogs, little pages of the p — 



boudoir, and graceful 

 ornaments among the 

 furniture. One thing, 

 however, is to be regret- 

 ted : they are all melan- 

 choly, especially the 

 King Charles spaniel, 

 who is, they say, still 

 grieving for the death of 

 Charles I. 



We must also place 

 among the pet (or petty ?) 

 dogs the pug, who rivals 

 the four spaniels in his 

 apple-shaped skull. Did 

 the pug originate in 

 France or the Lo\v 

 Countries.? Scientists 

 are not agreed as to this, 



Puii 



cliaritable in spite of 

 great weal th) b)' dis- 

 covering a biu'glar and 

 his kit of tools under 

 her bed, and barking till 

 he bi'ought the house- 

 liold. 1 le had sa\ed his 

 mistress and her moiiev, 

 and out of gratitude the 

 kidy was conx'erted and 

 the ]5oor were not long 

 in feeling it. 



Pets are also made of 

 i;tlle Maltese dogs with 

 long silk}' hair, Yoi'k- 

 sliire terriei"s, and dwarf 

 terriers ; but a detailed 

 description of all the 

 \'arieties that might be 

 mentioned would require 



but the pug has seen his bad days at the begin- pages upon pages, and there are still many 

 ning of the nineteenth century, when the race families barking impatiently at our gates 

 became almost extinct. He came out oi them, awaiting their turn for notice, 

 however, to his advantage, and 

 now sticks his tongue out at all 

 who make fun of him. Besides 

 this curious trick of his tongue, 

 his tail, rolled up as tightly as 

 possible, sways to left or right 

 above the hip, and is worthy 

 of attention. The typical ex- 

 pression of his face betrays at 

 once a liking for sociability 

 and also extreme curiosity. 

 Whether a pug be yellow or 

 apricot color, the black line on 

 his back must be clearly visible, 

 and his black ears and mask 

 must make sharp contrast to 

 his body. Pugs have a general 

 air of high livers, thanks to 

 their chunky bodies and their 

 rolls of flesh ; yet they are not 

 gluttons. 



It is told of a certain pug 

 that he caused the total con- 

 version of his mistress (who 

 was very miserly, and not 



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