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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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N.B.--It
is
strongly
recommended
that
only
one-third
of
the
body
be
clipped
or
shaved,
and
that
the
hair
on
the
forehead
be
left
on.
CHAPTER
XII
THE
SCHIPPERKE
The
Schipperke
may
fitly
be
described
as
the
Paul
Pry
of
canine
society.
His
insatiate
inquisitiveness
induces
him
to
poke
his
nose
into
everything;
every
strange
object
excites
his
curiosity,
and
he
will,
if
possible,
look
behind
it;
the
slightest
noise
arouses
his
attention,
and
he
wants
to
investigate
its
cause.
There
is
no
end
to
his
liveliness,
but
he
moves
about
with
almost
catlike
agility
without
upsetting
any
objects
in
a
room,
and
when
he
hops
he
has
a
curious
way
of
catching
up
his
hind
legs.
The
Schipperke's
disposition
is
most
affectionate,
tinged
with
a
good
deal
of
jealousy,
and
even
when
made
one
of
the
household
he
generally
attaches
himself
more
particularly
to
one
person,
whom
he
"owns,"
and
whose
protection
he
deems
his
special
duty.
These
qualities
endear
the
Schipperke
as
a
canine
companion,
with
a
quaint
and
lovable
character;
and
he
is
also
a
capital
vermin
dog.
When
properly
entered
he
cannot
be
surpassed
as
a
"ratter."
Schipperkes
have
always
been
kept
as
watch-dogs
on
the
Flemish
canal
barges,
and
that,
no
doubt,
is
the
origin
of
the
name,
which
is
the
Flemish
for
"Little
Skipper,"
the
syllable
"ke"
forming
the
diminutive
of
"schipper."
The
respectable
antiquity
of
this
dog
is
proved
by
the
result
of
the
researches
Mr.
Van
der
Snickt
and
Mr.
Van
Buggenhoudt
made
in
the
archives
of
Flemish
towns,
which
contain
records
of
the
breed
going
back
in
pure
type
over
a
hundred
years.
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