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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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It
must,
however,
be
clearly
admitted
that
since
the
popularity
of
the
breed
has
become
established
we
unluckily
see
scores
of
Pekinese
in
the
show-ring
who
have
lost
all
resemblance
to
the
original
type,
and
for
this
the
Pekinese
Club
is
in
some
measure
to
blame.
The
original
points
for
the
guidance
of
breeders
and
judges
were
drawn
up
by
Lady
Samuelson,
Mrs.
Douglas
Murray,
and
Lady
Algernon
Gordon-Lennox,
who
fixed
the
maximum
size
at
10
lb.--a
very
generous
margin.
Since
then
the
club
has
amended
the
scale
of
points,
no
doubt
in
order
to
secure
a
larger
membership,
and
the
maximum
now
stands
at
18
lb.
Is
it
therefore
to
be
wondered
at
that
confusion
exists
as
to
what
is
the
true
type?
At
shows
there
should
be
two
distinct
classes;
the
Palace
dog
and
the
Pekin
Spaniel,
or
any
other
name
which
would
enable
the
breeds
to
be
kept
distinct.
The
following
is
the
scale
of
points
as
issued
by
the
Pekinese
Club:--
Marker
Marker
Fine marker
White-out
Fine white-out
Circle
Paint
Unmarker
Hand
Scalpel
Dice
Sieve
Purify
Undo
Redo
Start over
