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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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The
first
of
the
variety
which
appeared
in
the
show
ring
was
Mr.
James
Fawdry's
Captain,
in
1873.
At
that
period
they
were
looked
upon
as
a
novelty,
and,
though
the
generosity
and
influence
of
a
few
admirers
ensured
separate
classes
being
provided
for
the
breed
at
the
leading
shows,
it
did
not
necessitate
the
production
of
such
perfect
specimens
as
those
which
a
few
years
afterwards
won
prizes.
At
the
first
they
were
more
popular
in
the
North
of
England
than
in
any
other
part
of
Great
Britain.
It
was
at
Kirkby
Lonsdale
that
Dr.
James's
Spotted
Dick
was
bred,
and
an
early
exploiter
of
the
breed
who
made
his
dogs
famous
was
Mr.
Newby
Wilson,
of
Lakeside,
Windermere.
He
was
indebted
to
Mr.
Hugo
Droesse,
of
London,
for
the
foundation
of
his
stud,
inasmuch
as
it
was
from
Mr.
Droesse
that
he
purchased
Ch.
Acrobat
and
Ch.
Berolina.
At
a
later
date
the
famed
Coming
Still
and
Prince
IV.
were
secured
from
the
same
kennel,
the
latter
dog
being
the
progenitor
of
most
of
the
best
liver-spotted
specimens
that
have
attained
notoriety
as
prize-winners
down
to
the
present
day.
In
appearance
the
Dalmatian
should
be
very
similar
to
a
Pointer
except
in
head
and
marking.
Still,
though
not
so
long
in
muzzle
nor
so
pendulous
in
lip
as
a
Pointer,
there
should
be
no
coarseness
or
common
look
about
the
skull,
a
fault
which
is
much
too
prevalent.
Then,
again,
some
judges
do
not
attach
sufficient
importance
to
the
eyelids,
or
rather
sears,
which
should
invariably
be
edged
round
with
black
or
brown.
Those
which
are
flesh-coloured
in
this
particular
should
be
discarded,
however
good
they
may
be
in
other
respects.
The
density
and
pureness
of
colour,
in
both
blacks
and
browns,
is
of
great
importance,
but
should
not
be
permitted
to
outweigh
the
evenness
of
the
distribution
of
spots
on
the
body;
no
black
patches,
or
even
mingling
of
the
spots,
should
meet
with
favour,
any
more
than
a
ring-tail
or
a
clumsy-looking,
heavy-shouldered
dog
should
command
attention.
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