ARSLAN, THE TURKISH WOLF-DOG. 



IN May, 1873, I received from my friend Sir 

 Edmund Hornby, at that time judge of H.B.M. 

 Consular Court at Constantinople, a splendid dog. 

 Sir Edmund wrote : 



" I have obtained a dog for you. He is a 

 splendid animal of the Koordish breed, and was 

 procured from the district of Erzenhiern from the 

 shepherds. He is ten months old. His father 

 guards a flock of two hundred sheep against any 

 wolves, and has killed several. His name is 

 ' Arslan,' which means in Turkish ' the Lion/ 



"He is very fierce to other dogs, and, young as he 

 is, has already killed several. He is difficult to tie 

 up, on account of the size of his neck, and would 

 be much more mild if left untied ; but then I 

 would not give much for the life of any one who 

 bullied him, or who came uninvited or unintroduced 

 into your room, or who attempted to garotte his 

 master. 



