36 DOGS 



Mp ; body short and cobby, chest wide and well ribbed up. 

 The principal colour should be bright fawn with clearly- 

 defined black markings. 



The Japanese Pug 



This is a toy spaniel similar in its shape and size to 

 the King Charles, and is rather rare. The colouring is 

 white with black markings ; it weighs from three to five 

 pounds. 



Retpieveps 



These dogs are used by sportsmen to retrieve game, 

 and are most useful. There are four kinds of these dogs — 

 the black wavy-coated, the black curly-coated, the liver 

 colour, and the Norfolk retriever. The first-mentioned 

 should be of moderate size, with a good long head, muzzle 

 deep, and the lips fairly light; ears small, fine in tex- 

 ture, and lying close to the head, and jcovered with soft 

 short hair; eyes large and dark, with a very intelli- 

 gent expression ; long muscular neck, chest wide and 

 shoulders deep and obliquely placed ; straight back, well- 

 developed hind quarters ; fore legs strong, straight, and 

 feathered ; feet round, with well-arched toes ; tail carried 

 down and feathered ; coat close, glossy, and slightly wavy. 

 Colour pure black, without any white whatever. Height 

 from twenty -one to twenty-four inches. 



The Blade Gurly-coated Retriever is a bigger dog than 

 the black wavy-coated, but is much the same in points with 

 the exception of the coat, the head, and the' tail. The 

 head is narrower and longer ; the tail is long, tapering, 

 and straight, and should have no flag, but be covered with 

 short crisp curls. The face is covered with soft close hair, 

 but the rest of the body should be thickly covered with 

 short crisp curls, and the colour jet black. 



Liver-coloured Retrievers are exactly the same in points 

 as the black breed, but their coat is liver-coloured. 



The Norfolk Retriever.— Saxon describes him thus: 



