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ment of the maximum strength and power. A male should not exceed fifty pounds 

 in weight, while the female should scale about ten pounds less. The coat should be 

 close and fine, the favorite colors being either pure white, or white marked 

 with brindle, fallow, or red ; while uniformly-colored brindle, fallow, or red dogs 

 come next in estimation. Entirely black or black and white bull-dogs are less 

 valued. 



This breed, as its name implies, is a cross between the bull-dog 

 Bull Terrier , ,, ^ ... 



and the smooth terrier ; but it vanes m form and size according to the 



amount of bull or terrier blood. The jaws must be long and powerful, and the 



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THE BULL-DOG. 

 (One-eighth natural size.) 



hollow between the eyes of the bull-dog should be quite eliminated, while the pro- 

 file should be nearly straight. The coat should be short, firm, and close, and, in a 

 perfect animal, should be milky white throughout, the nose being black. The 

 worst point about a bull terrier is its quarrelsome disposition, which is rendered all 

 the more objectionable by its courage and strength. 



The German boarhound, together with the variety known as the 

 great Dane, is the largest European representative of the mastiff 

 group. These dogs have long been bred in Germany and Denmark, although but 

 comparatively recently introduced into England. In their native countries they 



Boarhound 



