THE THIBET DOG. 23$ 



form reddish-fawn and different brindiings and patches of dark and 

 white. The voice is peculiarly deep and mellow. The height of this 

 anin'-al is generall}' from^ twenty-five to twenty-etght inches, but some- 

 times exceeds these dimensions. One of these dogs was no less than 

 thirty-three inches in height at the shoulder, measured fifty inches round 

 his body, and weighed a hundred and seventy-five pounds. 



The Thibet Dog (Plate XIV) is an enormous animal employed 

 by the inhabitants of Thibet to guard their houses and flocks: The men 

 journey as far as Calcutta, for the purpose of selling their merchandise, 

 and while thus engaged, they leave their dogs at home, as guardians to 

 the women and children. The courage of these huge dogs is not so 

 great as their size and strength would seem to indicate, for, excepting on 

 their own special territories, they are little to be feared, and even then 

 can be held at bay by a quiet, determined demeanor. Their color is 

 generally a deep black, with a slight clouding on the sides, and a patch 

 of tawny over each eye. The hanging lips of the Thibet dog give it a 

 very curious aspect, which is heightened by the generally loose mode in 

 which the skin seems to hang on the body. 



The Bulldog (Plate XVI) shares with the gamecock the reputa- 

 tion of being the most courageous animal in the world. His original 

 vocation was bull-baiting, but at present he is kept either for fighting or 

 breeding. Nearly all sporting dogs owe a good deal of their courage to 

 some Bulldog ancestor. " Stonehenge " thinks the Bulldog is naturally 

 sagacious and intelligent, and derives his evil habits from his human 

 companions. He bites before he barks, and will attack anything ; when 

 he has once got hold he cannot be dislodged unless by choking. His 

 repulsive appearance is chiefly due to his underhung jaw ; in other 

 respects he is a remarkably neat and compact animal. 



THE NEWFOUNDLAND. 



The Nev^tfoundland Dog (Plate XIY) is so called from its native 

 country. It belongs to the group of Spaniels and is remarkably intelli- 

 gent. It loves to be in water, and is famous for the numerous instances 

 in which it has rescued drowning persons ; it swims with great speed, 

 owing to its large feet and legs. There are three kinds of this dog — 

 the True Newfoundland, the Labrador Dog, and the St. John's 

 Dog. 



