. Il nuovo libro del cane; una completa storia naturale della British i cani e i loro parenti stranieri, con capitoli su diritto, allevamento, kennel gestione e trattamento veterinario. I cani. 452 IL NUOVO LIBRO DEL CANE. che il Pug è la più antica razza, ed è noto che esso è stato allevato con il toro- cane per i benefici previsti di quest'ultimo. Il pug è stato messo in risalto. MRS. JAMES currie è CH. SYLVIA da BASINGSTOKE EMERALD SALLY DI SWARLAND. Fotografia di Russell. in Gran Bretagna circa sessanta anni fa dalla signora Willoughby de Eresby, di Grim- thorpe, vicino a Lincoln, e il sig. Morrison,

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. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. 452 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. that the Pug is the older breed, and it is known that it has been bred with the Bull- dog for the anticipated benefit of the latter. The Pug was brought into prominence. MRS. JAMES currie's CH. SYLVIA BY BASINGSTOKE EMERALD SALLY OF SWARLAND. Photograph by Russell. in Great Britain about sixty years ago by Lady Willoughby de Eresby, of Grim- thorpe, near Lincoln, and Mr. Morrison, of Walham Green, who each independently established a kennel of these dogs, with such success that eventually the fawn Pugs were spoken of as either the Willoughby or the Morrison Pugs. At that period the black variety was not known. The Wil- loughby Pug was duller in colour than the Morrison, which was of a brighter, ruddier hue, but the two varieties have since been so much interbred that they are now un- distinguishable, and the fact that they were ever familiarly recognised as either Wil- loughbys or Morrisons is almost entirely forgotten. A " fawn " Pug may now be either silver grey or apricot, and equally valuable. Whatever may have been the history of the Pug as regards its nativity, it had not been long introduced into England before it became a popular favourite as a pet dog, and it shared with the King Charles Spaniel the affection of the great ladies of the land. The late Queen Victoria possessed one, of which she was very proud. The Pug has, however, now fallen from his high estate as a ladies' pet, and his place has been usurped by the Toy Pomeranian, the Pekinese, and Japanese, all of which are now more highly thought of in the drawing- room or boudoir. But the Pug has an advantage over all these dogs as, from the fact that he has a shorter coat, he is cleaner and does not require so much attention. In this connection Hugh Dalziel, in "British Dogs,

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