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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
84
N.B.--Smooth
Chows
are
governed
by
the
same
scale
of
points,
except
that
the
coat
is
smooth.
As
to
the
weight,
bitches
scale
about
30
lbs.,
but
dogs
are
heavier.
Ch.
Shylock
weighed
47-3/4
lbs.,
and
Red
Craze
38
lbs.
CHAPTER
XI
THE
POODLE
The
Poodle
is
commonly
acknowledged
to
be
the
most
wisely
intelligent
of
all
members
of
the
canine
race.
He
is
a
scholar
and
a
gentleman;
but,
in
spite
of
his
claims
of
long
descent
and
his
extraordinary
natural
cleverness,
he
has
never
been
widely
popular
in
this
country
as
the
Collie
and
the
Fox-Terrier
are
popular.
There
is
a
general
belief
that
he
is
a
fop,
whose
time
is
largely
occupied
in
personal
embellishment,
and
that
he
requires
a
great
deal
of
individual
attention
in
the
matter
of
his
toilet.
It
may
be
true
that
to
keep
him
in
exhibition
order
and
perfect
cleanliness
his
owner
has
need
to
devote
more
consideration
to
him
than
is
necessary
in
the
case
of
many
breeds;
but
in
other
respects
he
gives
very
little
trouble,
and
all
who
are
attached
to
him
are
consistent
in
their
opinion
that
there
is
no
dog
so
intensely
interesting
and
responsive
as
a
companion.
His
qualities
of
mind
and
his
acute
powers
of
reasoning
are
indeed
so
great
that
there
is
something
almost
human
in
his
attractiveness
and
his
devotion.
His
aptitude
in
learning
is
never
denied,
and
many
are
the
stories
told
of
his
marvellous
talent
and
versatility.
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