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ning of the sixteenth century, notable among which are 

 the u Wild Boar Hunt," by Jurgen Jacobsz; the "Bear 

 Hunt," by Francis Snyders; the "Wild Boar Hunt," by 

 Peter Paul Rubens, we find a species of dogs of the same 

 size and shape as the present German Dogge. These dogs 

 also enjoyed high favor with the German nobility, and were 

 the constant companions of their noble masters. Famous 

 dogs of this kind were owned by the Emperor Wenzel, 

 Charles V., and the Duke Ulrich of Wurtemberg. The 

 latter, when dispossessed of his throne by his enemies, 

 in the beginning of the sixteenth century, had to seek 

 refuge in the caves, near the Castle of Lichtenstein, for some 

 months, where, principally through the sagacity, vigilance, 

 and courage of his dog, he escaped several murderous 

 assaults made against his life. 



There are at present three varieties of the German Dogge, 

 viz., the brindled or tiger-striped, the spotted or Harlequin, 

 commonly called Tiger-doggen in Germany, and those of 

 one color. While a distinction should be strictly main- 

 tained with regard to color, no difference is to be made in 

 size, coat, or form. It must be admitted, however, that 

 those of one color sometimes have finer hair, lighter forms, 

 and a more pointed head, whereby some are induced to 

 believe that there is more Greyhound blood in them. 

 Others are of the opinion that the fawn, or the red variety, 

 descended from the brindled Dogge by a disappearance of 

 the dark streaks, and also the'black one by an increase of the 

 dark stripes, and that the gray, or blue one, was produced 

 by crossing the fawn, or the sandy-red, and the black 

 Dogge. 



The origin of neither the spotted nor the brindles being 

 known, their color is to be considered original. It is 

 supposed that the spotted variety received his wall-eye 

 and spotted or flesh-colored nose by a crossing of Albinos 

 with black Dogges, which theory is plausible, since a simi- 

 lar coloring of the eyes and noses of the progeny from 

 spotted and white horses is observed. 



The spotted specimens have white, silver-gray, or bluish 



