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log's 1 ; :s long, lean, and 

 very mi> r, a fa: : . ^ being 

 -.ally -ed and old. The 



coat is of hair and is not of fine fur 

 like that of the cat. It is of inter- 

 est to note that the Newfoundland 

 dog has an inner coat of fine hair 

 comparable to that of the mink or 

 mv. When a dog is running, 



his b - extended to its fu'. - 



length; in i t s ms to 'lie 



flat/' the or/ - . hed legs height- 

 ening the effect of extreme muscular 

 eft' ..rd movement. A 



dog i- - -everal g - he 



D run, walk. t, bour. 

 -.vl. 



The iris of the dog's eye is 

 usual'.; a beautiful brown, al- 



though this varies with breeds; in 



puppies, the iris is us blue. The pupil is round like our own; and 



dogs cannot see well in the dark like the cat, but in daylight they have 



keen sight. The r sc is - 



much more efficient than the 



eyes, that it is n. the sens 



smell the dog deper. - 



lowing his prey and for re<- 



nizing friend and foe. The 



damp, soft skin that co- 



the nose, has in its damp:: -- 



the conditions for carrying 



the scent to the wide nostrils; 



these are situated at the ir. - 1 



forward part of the face, and 



thus may be lifted in 



dirt - a to receive the mar- 

 velous impressions, so com- 

 pletely beyond our compre- 



her - Think of being able 



to scent the track of a. fox 



made several hours previov. 



::, bu: 



follow by scent for many miles without ever having a glimpse of the fleeing 



In fact, while runr log's Attention seems to be fo_ 



rely upon the sense of smell, for I have seen hounds pass within a few 



~ ? to the w: -.ey were chasing, without observing him 



at all. When the nose of any ; :he moist-nosed t . sts - . h as c. ' 



and dogs, becomes dry it is a. sign of illne 



t fall of damp snow gives the dog the best conditions for fc' 



ing a track by scent and a. hound, when on the trail, will run until ex- 



hau There are many authentic observations which show - 



hounds have followed a fox for twenty-four hours without food, and 



probably with little r 



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