270 British Dogs. 



The points by which the class should be judged are the same as in the 

 black, with the exception of coat and colour. 



Weights and measurements of Landseer Newfoundlands : 



Mr. E. Evans's Dick : Age, 7 years ; weight, 1391b. ; height at 

 shoulder, 30in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 4ft. Sin. ; length 

 of tail, 21in. ; girth of chest, 40in ; girth of loin, 32in. ; girth of head, 

 24|in. ; girth of forearm, lO^in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, llin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12 Jin. 



Mr. Walter J. Sherringham's bitch Lill : Age, 21 months ; weight, 

 1121bs. ; height at shoulder, 28 Jin. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 

 56in. ; length of tail, 22in. ; girth of chest, 35in. ; girth of loin, 30in. ; 

 girth of head, 21in. ; girth of forearm, lOin. ; length of head from occiput 

 to tip of nose, 11 Jin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, 12in. 



Mr. W. H. Harper's Bruno : Age, 3 years ; weight, 1641b. ; height 

 at shoulder, 30in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 49in. ; length of 

 tail, 21in. ; girth of ohest, 41in. ; girth of loin, 35in. ; girth of head, 

 23Jin. ; girth of forearm, 12in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, 11 Jin. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 12Jin. 



CHAPTER XII. THE DALMATIAN. 

 BY CORSINCON. 



THE origin of the Dalmatian is quite as obscure as that of any other 

 breed. When naturalists indulged in flights of fancy on such subjects 

 this peculiarly spotted dog was said to be the offspring of an alliance 

 between a dog and a tiger ; he has been called a pointer, the Bengal 

 harrier, the Danish dog, and likened to a bull terrier. There appears, 

 however, to be no valid reason to reject the origin suggested by his name, 

 and, with no arguments against it that bear investigation, and sugges- 

 tions to the contrary appearing to be mere fancies unsupported by proof, 

 I think it reasonable to assume that he is a native of Dalmatia, on the 

 eastern shores of the Gulf of Venice. Of course, the idea at one time 

 seriously put forward, that our spotted carriage dog was the result of a 



