Doffer

Standard.— Head long, rather narrow, pun ishing jaw, eyes small and dark, ears fairly mall, not set on too high, legs straight and strong, feet round and thick with good pads; chest narrow with good depth of brisket, back strong and straight. Color wheaten and red. Expression wicked but intelligent. Coat short and rough and very harsh.

Boston Terrier.— This smart little dog is especially of American origin, having been raised in Boston and the nearby fowns for the past 40 years. It resembles the bull-dog in head, but is void of wrinkle and must not show the teeth; the body should be built on the terrier type, having a narrow front with strong but not wide shoulders, short back and a short screw or tapering tail. The ears are cropped and car ried erect. The three classes by weight are under 15 pounds, under 23 pounds and not ex ceeding 32 pounds. Colors are brindle with white markings, fawn and white or red and white. They are used entirely as pets.

Pugs.— This quaint breed is one of the most popular house pets. In appearance they resem ble the bull-dog, having a short, square muzzle and heavily wrinkled head. The ears should hang close to the head and be carried forward; the body be short and round, and the tail curled and lie on the back. The colors are a rich apricot fawn with black shadings and a deep black.

Toy Spaniel.— The English toy spaniels are the King Charles, or black and tan, the Blen heim or orange and white, the Prince Charles, and the Red, and are practically all of the same family, distinguished only by the colors. The head should be large and domed, with the ears set very low in the skull; the nose or face, as short as possible and stop well defined; eyes as large as possible and very prominent; body short and well coated and small in size. They

are essentially house pets.

Japanese Spaniel.— It is black and white, or orange and white. The head is not so large or domed as the English spaniel and the ears are much smaller and carried higher and V shaped; eyes wide apart and showing a good deal of the white; tail heavily coated and car ried over the back. In size it is as small as possible.

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