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The original parent of the Dog is very doubtful, some authors considering that it owes 
its parentage to the Dhole, or the Buansuah ; others thinking it to be an offspring of the 
Wolf; and others attributing to the Fox the honour of being the progenitor of our canine 
friend and ally. With the exception of a very few spots, the Dog is to be found spread 
over almost every portion of the habitable globe, and in all countries is the friend of 
man, aiding him either by the guardianship of his home and property, by its skill and 
endurance in the chase, or by affording him a means of transit over localities which no 
other animal could suecessfully encounter. 
Before proceeding to the domesticated Does, we will examine the two species of Wild 
Dog which nearest approach them. 
KHOLSUN, OR DHOLE.—Cuon Dukhuensis, 
THE DuHoLE, or KHOLSUN, as it is sometimes called, inhabits the western frontiers of 
British India, its range extending from Midnapore to Chamar, but does not appear to take 
up its residence in other parts of the same great country. Even in the localities which are 
favoured by its presence, the Dhole seldom makes its appearance, and by many residents in 
India has been counted but as a myth of the natives. It is a very shy animal, keeping 
aloof from man and his habitations, and abiding in the dense dark jungles, which extend 
for hundreds of miles, and afford little temptation for human beings to enter, 
Among the peculiarities of the Dhole’s character, its fondness for the chase is perhaps 
the most remarkable. There is nothing peculiar in the fact that the Dhole unites in 
large packs and. hunts down game, both large and small, because many of the canine 
race, such as the wolves and others, are known by many and tragical experiences to run 
