POMERANIAN OR SPITZ DOG. 



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(B) THE SMALLER POMERANIAN OR SPITZ, ALSO CALLED 

 LOUP-LOUP. 



Pomeranian or Spitz Dog. 



This pretty little dog is now very common in this country as 

 a ladies' pet, his pretty white coat and lively manners rendering 

 him a general favourite, except with young children, among whom 

 he is seldom to be trusted. In his native country he is the ordi- 

 nary sheep-dog, and is tliere preferred of a black colour, which 

 from its rarity here is also greatly prized. I am not aware 

 of his having ever been put to his natural occupation in this 

 country, where he has been introduced as a pet dog altogether. 

 He has one advantage, which is, that his coat, though long and 

 rough, seldom becomes offensive. 



Points of the spitz dog : — 



