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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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As
their
breed-name
implies,
these
tiny
black
and
white,
long-haired
lap
dogs
are
reputed
to
be
natives
of
the
land
of
the
chrysanthemum.
The
Japanese,
who
have
treasured
them
for
centuries,
have
the
belief
that
they
are
not
less
ancient
than
the
dogs
of
Malta.
There
seems
to
be
a
probability,
however,
that
the
breed
may
claim
to
be
Chinese
just
as
surely
as
Japanese.
The
Hon.
Mrs.
McLaren
Morrison,
an
authority
on
exotic
dogs
whose
opinion
must
always
be
taken
with
respect,
is
inclined
to
the
belief
that
they
are
related
to
the
short-nosed
Spaniels
of
Thibet;
while
other
experts
are
equally
of
opinion
that
the
variety
is
an
offshoot
from
the
Spaniels
of
Pekin.
It
is
fairly
certain
that
they
are
indigenous
to
the
Far
East,
whence
we
have
derived
so
many
of
our
small
snub-nosed,
large-eyed,
and
long-haired
pets.
The
Oriental
peoples
have
always
bred
their
lap
dogs
to
small
size,
convenient
for
carrying
in
the
sleeve.
The
"sleeve
dog"
and
the
"chin
dog"
are
common
and
appropriate
appellations
in
the
East.
The
Japanese
Spaniel
was
certainly
known
in
England
half
a
century
ago,
and
probably
much
earlier.
Our
seamen
often
brought
them
home
as
presents
for
their
sweethearts.
These
early
imported
specimens
were
generally
of
the
larger
kind,
and
if
they
were
bred
from--which
is
doubtful--it
was
by
crossing
with
the
already
long-established
King
Charles
or
Blenheim
Spaniels.
Their
colours
were
not
invariably
white
and
black.
Many
were
white
and
red,
or
white
with
lemon-yellow
patches.
The
colouring
other
than
white
was
usually
about
the
long-fringed
ears
and
the
crown
of
the
head,
with
a
line
of
white
running
from
the
point
of
the
snub
black
nose
between
the
eyes
as
far
as
the
occiput.
This
blaze
up
the
face
was
commonly
said
to
resemble
the
body
of
a
butterfly,
whose
closed
wings
were
represented
by
the
dog's
expansive
ears.
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