84 REMINISCENCES OF A SPORTSMAN. 



CHAP. XXXVIL 



IE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. — ANECDOTES. — LINES ON TIPPGO. - 

 — '' DOT " AND " SAILOE." — THE SHEPHEED'S DOG. — " HECTOK. 

 ANECDOTES. 



" Nor will it less delight the attentive sage 

 T' observe that instinct which unerring guides 

 The brutal race, which mimics reason's lore, 

 And often transcends. 



The dog whom nothing can mislead, 

 Miist be a dog of parts, indeed, 

 Is often wiser than his master." 



Somer%t:lle. 



The Newfoundland dog is in every respect a noble animal, 

 strongly attached to his master, and ready in case of danger 

 to display all his courage and strength in his defence ; he 

 has a generous, affable disposition, which is usually dis- 

 played in his benign, open, and friendly countenance. 

 The Newfoundland dog is particularly useful in wild- 

 fowl shooting; and being so partial to the water and 

 tender-mouthed, the sportsman may almost always cal- 

 culate on his bringing to him a wounded bird that may 

 have fallen into the water. He requires little training, 

 from his docile disposition, and even when very young- 

 will take great delight in bringing to his master a stick 

 or glove which he has thrown into the water. It is well 

 known that numerous persons have been saved from a 



