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The origin and descent of the German Dogge are not 

 definitely known, but we do know that the breed is of great 

 antiquity. In the agricultural, forest, and hunting laws 

 of the old Gferman tribes, which were not collected until 

 the middle of the tenth century, under the title 4 4 Geopo- 

 nica," seven kinds of dogs are enumerated in the " Lex Ale- 

 manorum." Of these, the Canis porcaritius (Boarhound), 



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"that catches the swine," or the Canis ursaritius (bear- 

 catcher), "that catches the bear, the cow, or the bull," and 

 the Veltris leporalis (the Greyhound or Harehound), are 

 thought to be the progenitors of the German Dogge, that 

 probably owes his origin to the efforts made to raise a breed 

 in which the principal qualities of the above-mentioned 

 varieties, i. e., strength and fleetness, are combined. 



A savage, strong, and courageous dog, whose origin is a 



