Introductory. 



kind," contains the "shepherd's dogge" and the mastive or bandogge, 

 with a few others not very clearly defined, as " the mooner " and " the 

 tynckers curre." The third division, or the "currish kind," he de- 

 scribes as "curres of the mongrel and rascall sort, 1 ' and it consists of 

 three varieties : "the wappe or warner," "the turnspete," and "the 

 dancer." This arrangement of Cains has been followed by Pennant, 

 Daniel, and other writers. 



We will now refer to the classification adopted by " Stonehenge," 

 although it will be familiar to most of our readers, but we do so to show 

 that the same principle is applied, though, of course, the latter writer 

 had a greater subject to handle, and the manner of using the dog has 

 considerably changed in three centuries ; but on the same plan he gives 

 us a fuller and more detailed arrangement, namely, first, wild and half- 

 reclaimed dogs ; second, dogs hunting chiefly by the eye ; third, dogs 

 hunting chiefly by the nose, and both finding and killing their game ; 

 fourth, dogs finding their game by scent, but not killing it, being chiefly 

 used in aid of the gun (corresponding to the "gentle kind" of Caius 

 used " in taking the byrde," that is, in aid of the net, now supplanted 

 by the gun) ; fifth, pastoral dogs and those used for draught ; sixth, 

 watch, house, and toy dogs ; seventh, cross-breeds, retrievers, &c. 



It will be seen that these two arrangements, differing in detail, possess 

 leading features in common ; and now, as in strongest contrast to them, 

 we will briefly give Cuvier's arrangements, who separates into three 

 great divisions, according to the shape of the head and length of jaw. 

 This places the greyhound, deerhound, dingo, dhole, &c., in one class, and as 

 many terriers are now bred, it would certainly include them. The second 

 division, consisting of those with heads moderately elongated, includes 

 the spaniels, pointer, setter, sheep dogs, and the hounds hunting by 

 scent, as the foxhound, &c. The third division, with short muzzle and 

 high skull, includes the bulldog, mastiff, pug, and, in the present 

 time, would also take in Blenheims and King Charles spaniels. 



Now, whatever merits Cuvier's plan of classifying the dog may possess 

 from a scientific point of view, it is useless and confusing to the sports- 

 man and the fancier. 



Lieut.-Col. C. Hamilton- Smith adopts a similar arrangement, and also 

 takes into consideration the original geographical distribution, and makes 

 sub-divisions according to the length and quality of coat. On this latter 



