xvi CONTENTS— Co»<«ii«?i 



CHAPTER LV — PAGE 667 



The Poodle : A Branch of the Spaniel Family — ^Trimming of All Poodles 

 an Early Custom — ^The Russian Corded and the Caniche — 

 Mr. Hunnewell's and Mr. Trevor's Connection with the Breed — 

 The Red Brook Kennels Era — Standard and Scale of Points. 



CHAPTER LVI^ — PAGE 671 



The Chow: Described in Rural Sports in 1801 — Long Known but Only 

 Lately Accorded Separate Dog Show Classification — Mrs. Jarrett 

 Introduces It to the Atlantic Coast Shows — ^The Smooth not 

 Fully Recognised as a Distinct Variety — Straightness of Hind 

 Legs a Breed Peculiarity. 



chapter LVII — PAGE 67S 



The Italian Greyhound: Early Illustrations Show Its Popularity in 

 the Sixteenth Century — Essential Individual Points of the Breed 

 — ^Taint of the Terrier Cross. 



CHAPTER LVIII — PAGE 679 



The Pomeranian: The Large Dog First Given the Name — ^A Pure 

 White Colour Then Most Valued — The Modern Toy Pomer- 

 anian or Spitz — A Fancy of Queen Victoria — Rapid Growth of 

 Popularity in England — The Breed in America. 



CHAPTER LIX — PAGE 685 



The Schipperke: A Common Belgium Spitz Renamed for Foreign 

 Exploitation — The Question of the Tail — ^Three Belgian Varieties, 

 but the Antwerp Type Prevails — Fairly Popular in England but 

 not in This Country. 



CHAPTER LX — PAGE 691 



The Maltese Dog: No Affinity with the Terrier Family— The Shock- 

 dog of a Century Ago, Also Called Bichon, Bouffe, and Maltese 

 — Caius Named It the Comforter in Error — Lady Gifford's 

 Famous Show Dogs. 



CHAPTER LXI — PAGE 695 



The Pug: An Introduction from China into Europe — Mr. Mayhew's 

 Early Recollections of English Pugs and Lamb and Moss from 

 Pekin — Lord Willoughby Bred from Pugs from Russia — The 

 Morrison Strain — The Pug's Great Popularity in America— fOr. 



