DOMESTIC DOGS 



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more or less mixed with white, while some may be almost white. The head is 

 large, with a higher elevation at the eyes than in the Newfoundland, and the muz- 

 zle rather long and squared, with slightly pendulous lips. The ears are relatively 

 small, and their hair should be rather rougher than that of the body. The eyes are 

 full but deeply set. The feet are very large, apparently for the purpose of supporting 

 the animal in the snows of its native home, and may be furnished with double dew- 

 claws. The smooth St. Bernard differs mainly from the rough breed by its nearly 



STAGHOUNDS AFTER A CHASE. 

 (One-tenth natural size.) 



smooth coat ; the tail being comparatively thin, and the legs and ears entirely free 

 from any fringes of hair. 



The bloodhound is our first representative o.f the fourth division of 

 Bloodhound .. , 



domestic dogs, which includes the pointer, and all those usually denom- 

 inated hounds. All are characterized by their large drooping ears ; and most of them 

 by their smooth coats, and the absence of any fringe of hair on the ears and -legs ; while 

 the tail is mostly but thinly fringed. The profile of the face is but slightly concave, 

 and the muzzle relatively long and deep, with a more or less marked overlapping 

 of the upper lip. With the exception of the pointer, they hunt by " foot-scent." 



