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Show ii jnorj ijcul of vuriation permissible an , to sits, form. n(J contour; so lout f the prims misfortune of eoniplott iaM tiess li present. 'I'tifbn ilu(fri urn very brlgbl sod affbeUoMto mid .'imply repay re-pay 11 urn ;jn roSard of their imis- Icr. Tliev ;iro very BCtini live to I'liunges in tho tempcraturo, and bo&oti ve r&ftv v seen Is the northern part of the conn i ry. The CbihUftbtlfl 'Jif'frrn in niiiuv re- peetg from the Mexican hairless, homo writers have claimed for him port in rostrv with squirrels, Ijerauso he can scramble up Ihe rouch and straggly obftp&rral of his uative hind, Mexico, or with tlio prairie dog, from which ho Icarus to dig his alleged liurrow. He is a pretty thorough dog at that, without tho faintoit trace of anything rodent-like rodent-like In his entire physical makeup. PuU-tfrown specimens of fhi breed sometimes weigh less Ihan a pound and a half, and can stand comfortably ou un outstretched hand V ' jsea5"- and her family . ... Wm ,.Hlllnl,,n-Jlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll: CHIQUITA. a bright-eyed Mexican hairless dog, owned by Mrs. M. Reagan, 7S Emerson avenue, is the proud mother or three verj' small puppies, tfengo weeks old. Pat, Bill aud Mike are the uamea which designate des-ignate these tiny doggies. With the exception of Mike, they have practically practical-ly no hair upou their bodies. Mike appears to bo the "black sheep' of the family, since, because of hia healthy crop of wool, he answers more ncarlv to a Chihuahua than a regular hairles's dog. Master Be mice Martinson has appointed ap-pointed himself manager of Pat, Bill and Mike, and has been having the time of liis life romping and pla3'ing with them. Chiquita. mother of tho pups, is an excellent type of the Mexican Mex-ican hairless dog. She is about ten years of age. The skin of tbo Mexican hairless dogs may bo au ,,iuk, dark purplish like old bologua, or a marbled combination combina-tion uf the two. There seems to be |