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CHAPTER VII. 



TOY-DOGS. 



I. The King Charles and Blenheim Spaniels— 2. The Maltese Dog— 3. Toy- 

 Terriers— 4. The Italian Greyhound— 5. The Pug-Dog. 



I. -TOY- SPANIELS. 



Two breeds are known and recognised under this head, namely, 

 the King Charles and the Blenheim spaniels, the former being 

 slightly the larger of the two, and by most people considered 

 the more handsome. To an ordinary observer, the chief points 

 of distinction in the King Charles are the colour, which is black 

 and tan more or less mixed with white, the less the better ; and 

 the length of the ears, which is greater than in the Blenheims, 

 the latter being also lighter in frame, and always yellow or red 

 and white. Both are small, delicate dogs, and though they have 

 pretty good noses, and will hunt game readily, yet they so soon 

 tire that they are rarely used for the purpose, and are solely kept 

 for their ornamental properties. They make good watchdogs 

 indoors, barking at the slightest noise, and thus giving notice of 

 the approach of improper persons ; nor, though they are some- 

 what timid, are they readily silenced, as their small size allows 

 of their retreating beneath chairs and sofas, from which asylum 



