THE MALTESE DOG. 



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The ears are moderately long, but not spaniel-like, the hair on 

 them mixing with that of the neck, as in the Skye terrier. 



The nose is short and the end black, as also is the roof of the 

 mouth. 









' ' Psyche, " * a Maltese Bitch, the Property of Miss Gibbs of Morden. 



The coat is long and silky, no woolliness being permitted. No 

 curl is allowed. 



* "Psyche," the original of the engraving, was bred by Mr. Lukey, of 

 Morden, direct from the parent stock, being by " Cupid " out of " Psyche," 

 who were both brought from Manilla in 1841, and bought there at a high price 

 by Captain Lukey of the East India Company's Service. They were intended 

 as a present for the Queen, but after being nine months on board ship were 

 found on their arrival in England not presentable, from their coats having 

 been entirely neglected during the voyage. "Psyche" is now (1859) twenty 

 months old, pure white, weighs 3J lbs., measures in length of hair across the 



