TOY-SPANIELS. 



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they keep up their sharp and shrill note of defiance. The great 

 objection to these handsome little creatures as pets is, that they 

 follow badly out of doors, and as they are always ready to be 

 fondled by a stranger, they are very liable to be stolen. Hence 

 many people prefer the toy-terrier or the Skye, which is now 



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 King Charles and Blenheim Spaniels. 



introduced very extensively as a toy-dog, and might with equal 

 propriety be inserted in this chapter as in that which he occupies. 

 The King Charles and Blenheim spaniels are often crossed, and 

 then you may have good specimens of each from the same litter ; 

 but if true, their colours never vary. 



