CHAPTEE XXI 



THE CHIEF BBEEDS OF DOGS 

 (Continued) 



ET us continue our survey of the principal ca- 

 nine breeds. In size and strength the Dane 

 approaches the mastiff, but is easily distinguished 

 from it by its coat, which is generally white, with nu- 

 merous round black spots. It is a magnificent dog, 

 not very common, the guardian of fine houses, the 

 friend of horses, and especially fond of running and 

 barking before its master's carriage." 



"Is that all it knows how to do?" Emile inquired. 



"Pretty nearly." 



"Then I 'd rather have Labrie." 



"I too. With its modest appearance and ill-kempt 

 coat the shepherd dog has an intelligence and use- 

 fulness incomparably superior to the Dane's, lordly 

 creature though the latter is with its royally be- 

 spangled coat like that of the tiger and panther. 

 Never judge either people or dogs by their appear- 

 ance. 



"The harrier is endowed with a more tapering 

 head, a longer muzzle, than any other breed. Its 

 ears are half-drooping and point backward, its chest 

 narrow, abdomen arched as if emaciated, legs long 

 and slender, tail also long and slender, and its entire 



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