A Deerhound Cross. 



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obtained, and the intelligence of the animal would not be 

 likely to deteriorate. 



So much for the origin of the sheep dog, as he is known 

 in his British varieties ; the Scotch collie, the smooth- 

 coated sheep dog, and the old English bob-tailed sheep dog. 

 Other so-called varieties are but local names for the same 

 articles. 



