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Title: The dogs of Boytown
Year: 1918 (1910s)
Authors: Dyer, Walter A. (Walter Alden), 1878-1943
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: New York, H. Holt and company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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always has a littlesoft spot in the top of the skull. Now we come to the long-haired toys, which arethe most popular at the present time. I believe thePomeranian is the most popular of them all. He isreally a small spitz and came first from Germany.You noticed Tips compact little body, fox-like head,and alert expression. A wonderful little dog. Hischief glory is his fine, fluffy coat and mane. Then there are the English toy spaniels. Theyused to be all called King Charles spaniels and werenamed after Charles II of England, who was veryfond of them. Now the authorities have divided theminto four varieties according to color, though theyare all the same breed. The Blenheim is red or 84 THE DOGS OF BOYTOWN orange and white, the ruby is chestnut red, the KingCharles is black and tan, and the Prince Charles is tri-color—^black, white, and tan. The Pekingese is another of the very popularones. A brave, proud little chap, as he should be,for he was the pet of Chinese emperors for hundreds
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Pekingese of years. The first ones were brought to England ini860 when the Europeans took the city of Pekingand sacked the royal palaces. Before that time theyhad been carefully guarded as sacred animals. Yousee they look somewhat different from the Englishtoy spaniel. The head is flatter, for one thing. The Japanese spaniel is still different, though heis probably related to the Peke. He has been the petof the Japs for centuries. The colors are black and ANXIOUS DAYS 85 white or red and white, and the weight is sevenpounds, more or less. This snowy white one, withhis bright Httle face, is a Maltese dog. He also hasan ancient lineage. He was known in ancient Greeceand Rome and has been in England since the time ofHenry VHI. You saw my toy poodle. Its justa miniature of the big poodle and has been popularin France and England for over a century. Verypopular here now, too. Now we come to the last of the more prominentbreeds of toys, and the only one with a wire coat.He comes from Belgiu

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