A NEW DOG.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 282, 22 August 1908, Page 10

A NEW DOG.

In tiny handbags, in wicker baskets, in portmanteaux, in wooden cases, in portable kennels, carried in motors, in cabs, in wagons, camo recently to Regent's Park tho largest and most varied collection of dogs ever seen at the Botanic Gardens. Tho exact number of entries was 2616, and they descended from St. Bernards weighing 2001bs. to toy pups weighing a few ounces. In this astonishing collection 0110 kennel of fivo puppies took unmistakable pro-emin-ence. They were born in quarantine, and are descended from parents whoso ancestors havo a family record of centuries in tho Pyrenees. Tho species is practically unknown in Britain. A littlb sharp ridgo of bono at tho back of tho head and a black eyo are tho points relied on as tests of purity of stock by tho pcoplo of tho Pyrenees. The dogs, which grow to tho size of St. Bernards,' aro as gentle a3 a St. Bernard, but aro incomparable, both as' watch 'dogs and sheep dogs.. Tho.colour is white, dappled with mouse and tail; a rim of tho darker colour always encircles the. black eyo and gives tho dog a quaint and wiso air of meditation. Their introducer is Mrs. Van Ness. It Would be safe to prophesy a rage for tho species.