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I WOULD have written a note on this subject long ago, had I not failed to see similar spots general amongst wild animals allied to the dog. The spots may, however, be more general than I am aware. The spots are by no means always tan; a black dog will sometimes have them white, and a white dog black. I have a white-and-tan fox-terrier, in which the spots are very eye-like and jet black; in a brown bull-pug of mine, the spots are also black. These spots are so eye-like, that when the dogs are asleep they seem at first sight to be wide awake.
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SMITH, W. Spots over Dogs' Eyes. Nature 51, 57 (1894). https://doi.org/10.1038/051057c0
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