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be selected with approval in any company. His 

 great length of coat, extending down the legs to 

 the very feet, is a striking feature. Along the back 

 is a ridge of short, dense hair, while the muzzle 

 below the eyes is uncovered. The long ears are 

 plentifully feathered. Afghan Greyhounds, which I 

 have seen, are very similar, but they had longer 

 coats, not so thick and woolly, nor were they so well 

 clad about the head. The correct name of these dogs, 

 I believe, is Barukhzy Hound, as they are largely 

 maintained by the sirdars of the Royal Barukhzy 

 Family. The Rampur, who takes his name from an 

 Indian State, is a short-coated hound, heavier in 

 build than our own Greyhound, and with drop ears. 

 The Slughi or Gazelle Hound is an Arab breed, 

 commonly kept by the nomadic tribes of the Eastern 

 deserts. Longer in coat than the Greyhound, but 

 less fully clad than the Afghan Hound, they have 

 drooping ears and long tails with much feather. The 

 markings may be either rich gold, pale cream, or 

 white. They are said to make excellent companions, 

 the close communion with their native masters doing 

 much to develop their intelligence. They are very 

 docile, with a great fondness for children. 



Owing to his depredations among the flocks in 

 'Australia, the Dingo, the native dog of the Conti- 

 nent, has every man's hand against him, and it would 

 not be surprising to find the whole race exterminated 

 in the course of time. Mr. H. C. Brooke has been 

 the means of introducing this interesting variety to 

 the notice of the home public, but it must be ad- 

 mitted that they must be regarded rather as curiosi- 

 ties than as suitable companions for the ordinary 

 household. It would probably take some generations 



