Mammals The Dog 
rows. They thus won their name, terrier, from the 
Latin terra, meaning earth. Although such dogs may 
have existed in England for several centuries, the 
many breeds of terriers known today have been 
developed mostly within the last century. 
The toy dogs were especially developed as pets, and 
have no use whatever. The Pomeranian or spitz 
is descended from a large dog, and was developed in 
Southern Europe. The poodle has a spaniel origin, 
and the fashion of clipping his hair is at least three 
hundred years old, as is shown by pictures. The 
Maltese toy dog is descended from poodles. The 
pug is from China, and of very ancient lineage. The 
Pekinese and Japanese spaniels are also of a very 
ancient breed, and probably have common ancestors. 
HOUSE 
Our friend, the dog, is so sensitive to treatment that 
he needs to be considered as one of the family, if we 
wish him to be comfortable, happy and healthy; and 
when he has the run of the premises with his bed in 
the stable he is usually very comfortable. However, 
it is often necessary that he sleep in a kennel, and 
this should always be attractive, light, well-venti- 
~ lated, not too cold, well-drained, clean, and entirely 
free from dampness and draughts. The best kennel 
is one which can be cleaned and aired when not in 
use. It may be a wooden box, or a barrel, turned 
upside down, placed on a platform raised a little 
above the earth; or it may be an especially built 
house; but of whatever form, it needs to be roomy, 
protected from the cold winter winds and shaded 
from the summer’s sun. It is highly desirable that 
there should be two little windows at the top of the 
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