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The Maftiff (the third branch) chiefly a native of England, when 

 tranfported into Denmark, becomes the little Danilh dog j which, in 

 tropical and warm climates, becomes the Turkifti dog without hair. 

 Thefe races, with their varieties, are produced by the influence of cli- 

 mate, food, and education. 



Mixed kinds are fo extremely numerous, and difi^erent in different 

 countries, it would be endlefs to mention them. In our own country 

 the varieties are very great, and daily increafing. In the time of queen 

 Elizabeth, Dr. Caius attempted their natural hiftory. Some he mentions 

 are no longer found among us, many o:hers are fince introduced. 



He divides dogs into three kinds. Firfl:, the generous kind, includ- 

 ing the tarrier, the harrier, and the blood-hound ; the gaze hound, the 

 greyhound, the leymmer, and the tumbler^ thefe are ufed for hunting. 

 The fpaniel, the fetter, the water-fpaniel, or finder, for fowling -, and 

 the fpaniel gentle, or lap-dog, for amufement. Secondly, the farm 

 kind, confiding of the fhepherjd's dog and the mafl:ifF. Thirdly, the 

 mongrel kind, confifl:ing of the wappe, the turn-fpit, and the dancer. 

 To thefe we may now adJ, the bull- dog, the Dutch mafl:ifi^, the harlcr 

 quin, the pointer, and the Dane, with a variety of ufelefs lap-dogs. 



The Tarrier is a fmall kind of hound, with rough hair, ufed to force 

 the fox or the badger out of their holes j or rather to give notice by 

 their baiking, in what part of their kennel the fox or badger refidcs, 

 when the fportfmen intend to dig them out. 



The Harrier, as well as the Beagle and the Fox-hound are ufed for 

 hunting ; of all animals, they have the acuteft fenfe of fmelling. 



The Blood hound was of great ufe, and high efteem among our an- 

 ceftors, for recovering game that had efcaped wounded, or had been 

 killed, and fiolen ; and for hunting thieves and robbers by their footfteps. 



The Gaze-hound hunted, like our grey-hounds, by the eye only ; 

 chafed the fox, hare, or buck ; would feled the fatted and faireft, and, 

 if lofl:, recover it again with amazing fagacity. This fpecies is now 

 unknown. 



The Grey hound, well known at prefent, was formerly the peculiar 

 compmion of a gentleman ; who, in the times of femi-barbarifm, was 

 known by his horff, his hawk, and his grey-hound. 



The Leymmer is a fpecies now unknown. It hunted both by fcent 

 and fight, and was led in a leymc cr thong, from whence it received 

 its name, 



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