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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Those
who
have
once
had
King
Charles
Spaniels
as
pets
seldom
care
to
replace
them
by
any
other
variety
of
dog,
fearing
lest
they
might
not
find
in
another
breed
such
engaging
little
friends
and
companions,
"gentle"
as
of
yore
and
also
"comforters."
Although
these
dogs
need
care,
they
possess
great
powers
of
endurance.
They
appreciate
warmth
and
comfort,
but
do
not
thrive
so
well
in
either
extreme
heat
or
intense
cold.
One
thing
to
be
avoided
is
the
wetting
of
their
feathered
feet,
or,
should
this
happen,
allowing
them
to
remain
so;
and,
as
in
the
case
of
all
dogs
with
long
ears,
the
interior
of
the
ears
should
be
carefully
kept
dry
to
avoid
the
risk
of
canker.
In
going
back
to
a
period
long
before
the
last
century
was
half-way
through,
we
find
that
a
great
number
of
these
ornamental
pets
were
in
the
hands
of
working
men
living
in
the
East
End
of
London,
and
the
competition
among
them
to
own
the
best
was
very
keen.
They
held
miniature
dog
shows
at
small
taverns,
and
paraded
their
dogs
on
the
sanded
floor
of
tap-rooms,
their
owners
sitting
around
smoking
long
church-warden
pipes.
The
value
of
good
specimens
in
those
early
days
appears
to
have
been
from
P5
to
P250,
which
latter
sum
is
said
to
have
been
refused
by
a
comparatively
poor
man
for
a
small
black
and
tan
with
very
long
ears,
and
a
nose
much
too
long
for
our
present-day
fancy.
Among
the
names
of
some
old
prominent
breeders
and
exhibitors
may
be
mentioned
those
of
C.
Aistrop,
J.
Garwood,
J.
A.
Buggs,
and
Mrs.
Forder.
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