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thing so touching. So far as I was concerned, &amp;lt; there was not a dry eye in the house. How 

 often that scene comes back to me the vast, gloomy forest, and that little creature, with 

 the sore foot and her heart crying for her babies, limping and creeping about in the wild 

 canons all through the long, dark hours, finding and gathering in the lost sheep! 



I wonder if any preacher of the gospel ever searched for lost sheep under circumstances 

 so hard and with such painful sacrifice ? But then we must not expect too much of men. It 

 is the dog that stands for fidelity and sacrifice.&quot; Another incident of a similar kind is derived 

 from an equally authentic source: &quot;A shepherd lost his large flock on the Scotch Moun 

 tains in a fog. After fruitless search he returned to his cottage, bidding his Collie find the 

 sheep if she could. The Collie, who was near giving birth to her young, understood his 

 orders and disappeared in the mist, not returning for many hours. At last she came home 

 in miserable plight, driving before her the last stray sheep, and carrying in her mouth a 

 puppy of her own I She had of necessity left the rest of her litter to perish on the hills, 

 and in the intervals of their birth the poor beast had performed her task and driven home the 

 sheep. Her last puppy only she had contrived to save. 



Spanish Shepherd Dog. This variety of the Shepherd dog is sometimes called 

 the &quot; wolf-dog,&quot; being much larger, stronger, and swifter than the Collie. It is employed 

 quite extensively in Spain in watching the mountain flocks. Although gentle in disposition, 

 he will fight with desperate courage when it is necessary. This dog partakes something of 

 the setter type, and also slightly resembles the Collie. The limbs are clean and long, hair of 

 medium length, ears drooping, tail slightly bushy. 



German Sheep Dog. This dog closely resembles the Spitz, though considerably 

 smaller in size, and as a pet dog is much safer than the latter, being more amiable and affec 

 tionate in disposition. He has upright ears, a short muzzle, shaggy hair, and a bushy tail 

 that he carries directly over his back. He is sprightly, intelligent, and tractable, and makes 

 an excellent assistant for the shepherd. 



Pomeranian, or Spitz Dog. With the reputation of being snappish in temper and 

 unsafe to be trusted with children, the Pomeranian or Spitz dog is much less popular than 

 formerly. In their native country, they are employed as a sheep-dog, a position for which 

 they are by nature admirably fitted, their long woolly hair furnishing an excellent protection 

 against the wet and cold. He is like the Collie in being impatient of control in playing tricks, 

 but unlike the latter he is cowardly, and prefers to run away rather than fight when the 

 choice is given him. These dogs are very cleanly in their habits, and generally free from 

 odors that most dogs have in their coat and breath. They have a beautiful coat of hair 

 which is long, fine, and smooth, pure white in color, short muzzle, prick ears, and a bushy tail 

 carried directly over the back. 



The Bull-Dog. The Bull-dog is the most ferocious of all the canine race, and is also 

 noted for great tenacity, being made to let go his hold with the greatest difficulty when once 

 he has obtained the advantage. The chief characteristic seems to be sullen ferocity, and 

 great muscular power. An English writer says of this breed: &quot;The mental qualities of the 

 Bull-dog may be highly cultivated, and in brute courage and unyielding tenacity of purpose 

 he stands unrivaled among quadrupeds, and with the single exception of the game-cock, he 

 has perhaps no parallel in these respects in the brut.e creation. Two remarkable features are 

 met with in this breed: First, they always make their attack at the head; and, secondly, they 

 do not bite and then let go their hold, but retain it in the most tenacious manner, so that they 

 can with difficulty be removed by any force which can be applied. 



Instances are recorded in which Bull-dogs have hung on to the lip of the bull (in the old 

 days of baiting this animal) after their entrails have been torn out, and while they were in the 

 last agonies of death. Indeed, when they do lay hold of an object, it is always necessary to 



