ion: AUSTRALIAN TERRIER.]

[Illustration: SKYE TERRIER.]

[Illustration: SCOTCH TERRIER.]

[Illustration: BEDLINGTON TERRIER.]

Plate IV. TYPICAL TOY DOGS.

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POMERANIAN.]

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ITALIAN GREYHOUND.]

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TOY BULL TERRIER.]

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TOY SPANIEL.]

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BLENHEIM.]

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PAPILLON.]

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SCHIPPERKE.]

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MALTESE.]

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TOY BLACK AND TAN.]

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YORKSHIRE TERRIER.]

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PUG.]

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GRIFFON.]

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JAPANESE.]

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PEKINGESE.]

The Dalmatian or coach dog (sometimes called the plum-pudding dog) is a
lightly built pointer, distinguished by its spotted coloration,
consisting of evenly disposed circular black spots on a white ground.
The original breed is said to have been used as a pointer in the country
from which it takes its name, but has been much modified by the
fancier's art, and almost certainly the original strain has been crossed
with bull-terriers.

_Mastiffs_ are powerful, heavily built dogs, with short muzzles,
frequently protruding lower jaws, skulls raised above the eyes, ears
erect or pendulous, pendulous upper lips, short coats and thin tails.
The English mastiff is a huge and powerful dog with pendent ears but
short and silky coat. Fawn and brindle are the colours preferred. The
Tibetan mastiff is equally powerful, but has still larger pendent ears,
a shaggy coat and a long brush-like tail. Mastiffs are employed for
fighting or as watchdogs, and for the most part are of uncertain temper
and not high intelligence.

The bulldog is a small, compact but extremely heavily built animal of
great strength, vigour and tenacity. The lower jaw should be strongly
protruding, the ears should be small and erect, the forehead deeply
wrinkled with an indentation between the eyes, known as the "stop." The
coat should be thick, short and very silky, the favourite colours being
white and white marked with brindle. Bulldogs were formerly employed in
bull-baiting, and the tenacity of their grip is proverbial. Their
ferociou