THE DOG FAMILY DOGS. 153 



where a team of these animals will draw the Eskimo 

 sixty miles over the ice in a day. It is characterized by 

 its black eyes, elongated muzzle and bushy tail. 



The Maltese Dog with its long white, silky hair and 

 round muzzle is one of the smallest representatives of the 

 family, and is principally valued as a household pet. 



The Typical Newfoundland Dog is one of the largest 

 and handsomest dogs. It has a long, broad muzzle, car- 

 ries its head well up, and has wavy or curly black and 

 white hair, and a bushy curled tail. It is noted for its 

 sagacity, patience, good nature and affection for its mas- 

 ter ; and in Newfoundland, and other parts of its habitat, 

 is made to draw sledges and wagons loaded with fish, 

 firewood and other supplies of various kinds. There is a 

 variety of Newfoundland Dog that is almost all black. 



The Raccoon Dog is found in China, Japan and through- 

 out Northeastern Asia ; but most of the skins taken from 

 this species are exported from Japan. It is a lively ani- 

 mal, only about a foot in length, and the skins are some- 

 times sold as "Jackal," "Chinese Badger," "Sea Fox" or 

 "Japanese Fox." The Chinese call it the Kju Hao Tze, 

 and in Japan it is known as the Tanuki. The 

 general color is a dark brownish grey, the soft thick 

 underfur being of a light reddish hue, while the long, 

 bristly top hairs are black. There is a white stripe over 

 the eye, and sometimes a dark mark across the shoulders 

 like that on a cross fox. The ears are dark brown, and 

 the short tail is occasionally tipped with white; rarely a 

 white spot is seen on the dark covering of the short legs. 

 The skins are used in their natural state, or plucked and 

 dyed, for making trimmings and fur sets. 



The Siberian Dog is a larger animal than the Chinese, 

 and has a finer and more valuable skin. It is usually 

 black, so that .many of the skins can be used in their 

 natural color. 



In the Oriental countries, where the dog is a scavenger, 

 performing the same work as the vultures, it is not 

 prized as it is in western lands, but is regarded as a 

 thing unclean. The Pariah dog, half wild, half starved 

 and belonging to no one, but subsisting by scavenging 

 and theft, infests every town and village in India. 



