THE PUG. 
the male; but this notion was dissipated 
when it was found that there was no fixed 
rule as to the side on which the tail was 
curled, and that quite as many dogs had 
their tails on the left side as bitches. 
Then, again, one writer went so far as 
to suggest that the protrusion of the tongue 
from the mouth was an advantage. The 
blemish, when it is present in any dog, 
arises from partial paralysis of the tongue. 
It was not until the establishment of the 
Pug Dog Club in 1883 that a fixed standard 
of points was drawn up for the guidance of 
judges when awarding the prizes to Pugs. 
Later on the London and Provincial Pug 
Club was formed, and standards of points 
were drawn up by that society. These, 
however, have never been adhered to. 
The weight of a dog or bitch, according 
to the standard, should be from 13 lb. 
to 17 Ib., but there are very few dogs 
indeed that are winning prizes who can 
draw the scale at the maximum weight. 
One of the most distinctive features of a 
fawn Pug is the trace, which is a line of 
black running along the top of the back 
from the occiput to the tail. It is the ex- 
ception to find a fawn Pug with any trace 
at all now. The muzzle should be short, 
MRS. GRESHAM’S JACK VALENTINE 
BY CH. POUF-POUF——LAWS DOSSIE. 
blunt, but not upfaced. Most of the win- 
ning Pugs of the present day are under- 
shot at least half an inch, and consequently 
must be upfaced. Only one champion of 
the present day possesses a level mouth. 
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The toe-nails should be black according to 
the standard, but this point is ignored alto- 
gether. In fact, the standard, as drawn 
up by the Club, should be completely re- 
vised, for it is no true guide. The colour, 
which should be either silver or apricot 
MRS. GRESHAM’S CH. GRINDLEY 
BY CH. ROYAL RIP——-WESTHOLME 
KING 
PATTIE. 
fawn; the markings on the head, which 
should show a thumb-mark or diamond 
on the forehead, together with the orthodox 
size, are not now taken into consideration, 
and the prizes are given to over-sized dogs 
with big skulls that are patchy in colour, 
and the charming little Pugs which were 
once so highly prized are now the excep- 
tion rather than the rule, while the large, 
lustrous eyes, so sympathetic in their ex- 
pression, are seldom seen. 
The greatest authority on the Pug at 
the present time is Mr. T. Proctor, the 
honorary secretary of the Pug Dog Club, 
and he is one of the best judges of the 
breed. He has owned some very good 
dogs, of which Ch. Confidence was 
one of the best. Confidence was a very 
high-class dog, correct in colour and mark- 
ings, but was a size too big, as also was 
his son York, another remarkably fine 
Pug, correct in every other respect, and 
considered by many to be the most perfect 
fawn Pug of his day. He was exhibited 
by Mr. Proctor when a puppy, and pur- 
chased at that time by Mrs. Gresham, who 
now also owns that charming little repre- 
sentative of his breed, Ch. Grindley King, 
who only weighs 14 lb., and is the 
perfection of a ladies’ pet. Grindley King 
