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is only within the last 
quarter of a century 
that this variety has 
existed. It seems to 
have originally appeared 
in a litter of King Charles 
puppies, when it was 
looked upon as a freak 
of nature, taking for its 
entire colour only the 
MISS TAYLOR'S 
je MRS. A. PRIVETT'S tan markings and losing BLENHEIM CH. 
y., BLACK AND TAN FAIRY SPRITE 
“CH. ROCOCO the black ground. BY CH. CLEVEDON 
BY NONPAREIL— ; oe MACNET— QUEENIE 
-} MISS CHUMP. The different varieties | snricuteves. "NACA Photo: Russell. 
of Toy Spaniels have 
been so much inter-bred that a litter markings on the King Charles be- 
has been reputed to contain the four coming very bright and the colour of 
kinds, but this would be of very rare the Ruby also being improved. Neither 
occurrence. The of these specimens 
Blenheim is now ATUL should be crossed 
often crossed CF ON with either the 
with the Tri- RN Blenheim or the 
colour, when the Tricolour, as white 
litters consist of must not appear 
puppies quite in either the King 
true to the two Charles or the 
types. The Ruby Spaniel. 
crossing of the It is regretted 
King Charles by some of the 
with the Ruby admirers of these 
is also attended dogs that custom 
with very good has ordained that 
their tails should 
OU | 
ay 
“LADY HULTON’S 
BLENHEIM CH. JOY 
BY ARAMIS DEEPDENE ROSE, 
Photograph by Russell. 
be docked. As <I 
portrayed in early pic- i a 
tures of the King Charles 
and the Blenheim varie- 
ties, the tails are long, 
well flagged, and inclined 
to curve gracefully over 
the back, and in none 
of the pictures of the 
supposed ancestors of 
: our present Toy Spaniels  {morrison’s BLACK 
ROSCOE AND TAN CH. 
: BY CH. CLEVEDON LAUREATE 
: MACGNET—— BY MARQUISE—— 
PRINCESS. MOLLIE. | MSS ORE 
