THIBET DOG.—Canis Familidvi 
Thibetian village leave their homes for a time, and journey as far as Calcutta, for the 
purpose of selling their merchandise of borax, eae and other articles of commerce. 
While thus engaged, they leave their Dogs at home, as guardians to the women and 
children, trusting to the watchfulness of their four-footed allies for the safety of their 
wives and families. 
The courage of these huge Dogs is not so great as their size and strength would seem 
to indicate, for, excepting on their own ars cial te rritories, they are little to be feared, and 
even then can be held at bay by a quiet, determined demeanour. Several of these hand- 
some animals have been brought to England. Their colour is generally a deep black, with a 
slight clouding on the sides s, and a patch of ti uwny over each eye. The hanging lips of the 
Thibet Dog eive it a very curious aspect, which is heightened by the generally “loose mode 
in which the skin seems to hang on the body. 
The Great Danish Dog is best known in England as the follower of horses and 
carriages upon roads ; and, probably on account of being restricted to this monotonous 
mode of existence, is supposed to be rather a stupid animal. As, however, in its own 
country the Manish Dog is employed as a pointer, and does its an very creditably, we 
may suppose that the animal is possessed of abilities which might be developed by any 
one who would take pains to do so. 
On account of its carriage-following habits, it is popularly called the Coach Dog, and, 
