THE DOG FAMILY 



101 



DOMESTIC DOGS 



BY C. H. LANE 



THE DOG, almost without exception, shows a marked liking for the society of human beings, 

 and adapts itself to their ways more than any other animal. 



Fox-, Stag-, and Hare-hounds the latter better known as Hariers and Beagles have many 

 points in common, much beauty of shape and colour, and great suitability for their work, though 

 differing in some other particulars. 



Another group Greyhounds, Whippets, Irish Wolf-hounds, Scottish Deer hounds, all of 

 which come under the category of Gaze-hounds, or those which hunt by sight are built for 

 great speed, to enable them to cope with the fleet game they pursue. In the same group should 

 be included the BORZOI, or Russian Wolf-hound, now very popular in this country, with some- 

 thing of the appearance of the Scottish deer-hound about it as to shape, but with a finer, longer 

 head, deeper body, more muscular limbs, and shaggier in the hair on body and tail. 



The OTTER-HOUND is one of the most picturesque of all the hound tribe. This variety 

 somewhat reminds one of a large and leggy Dandie Dinmont terrier, with a touch of the blood- 

 hound, and is thought to have been originally produced from a cross between these or similar 

 varieties. 



The BLOOD-HOUND is another, with much style and beauty of shape, colour, and character 

 about it which cannot fail to favourably impress any beholden The matches or trials which have 

 of late years been held in different localities have been most interesting in proving its ability for 

 tracking footsteps for long distances, merely following them by scent, some time after the person 

 hunted started on the trail. By the kindness of my friend Mr. E. Brough, I am able to give as 

 an illustration a portrait of what he considers the best blood-hound ever bred. 



Much valued by sportsmen with the gun are POINTERS, so called from their habit of remain- 

 ing in a fixed position when their quarry is discovered, eagerly pointing in its direction until the 

 arrival of the guns. They are most often white, with liver, lemon, or black markings; but occa- 

 sionally self-colours, such as liver or black, are met with. They have been largely bred in the 



Pbttt by F. H. Dembrey\ 



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STAG-HOUND PUPPIES 



This gi"ves an interesting group of hounds in kennel 



