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riety is naturally divested of hair, and is supposed 

 to have originated in some very warm climate. 

 It is called by Buffon Le Chien Turc. 



Mastiff". The Mastiff is of a very strong and 

 thick form, with a large head, a bold counte- 

 nance, and large lips hanging down on each side. 

 Dr. Caius, who lived in the reign of Elizabeth, 

 and who described the several varieties of English 

 Dogs, tells us, that three Mastiifs were reckoned 

 a match for a Bear, and four for a Lion ; but from 

 an experiment made in the Tower in the reign of 

 James the First, a lion was found an unequal match 

 to only three. Two of the Dogs were disabled 

 by the combat, but the third forced the Lion to 

 seek for safety by flight. 



Bull Dog. This is a kind of Mastiff on a 

 smaller scale ; with a somewhat flatter snout, and 

 a greater ferocity of aspect. The Bull Dog is re- 

 markable for the undaunted and savage pertina- 

 city with which it provokes and continues the 

 fight, and, when it has fixed its bite, is with ex- 

 treme difficulty disengaged from its antagonist. 

 It is the Dog employed in the barbarous diver- 

 sion of bull-baiting. 



Pug Dog. This is a small and innocent re- 

 semblance of the former, and is in some coun- 

 tries considered as a kind of lap-dog. This, ac- 

 cord in sr to Mrs. Piozzi, is the case at Padua 



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Terrier. The Terrier (says Mr. Bewick) is ge- 

 nerally an attendant on every pack of hounds, 

 and is very expert in forcing foxes or other game 

 out of their coverts. It is the determined enemy 



