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faithful than favoured," is still preserved among the 

 family pictures. 



The mastiff surpasses the bull-dog in size, height, 

 bone, and strength, and always barks before he bites ; 

 his ears are pendulous, his countenance commanding, 

 and his eyes fiercely expressive. 



THE BLOOD-HOUND. 



This race of dogs were once held in the highest repute 

 on account of their extreme ferocity and the peculiar 

 keenness of their scent. The thorough-bred blood- 

 hound is superior to every other species of hound in 

 size, strength, and courage ; he was sometimes, al- 

 though rarely, employed in the discovering of game 

 tliat had escaped the mark or vigilance of the hunter ; 

 but he was chiefly esteemed for the certainty with 

 which he would scent the footsteps of man, even to 

 the greatest distances. 



The genuine breed possess an extraordinary sub- 

 stantial and muscular form, a wide forehead, gradually 

 narrowing towards the nose, an expressive counte- 

 nance, expansive nostrils, ears of large dimensions, 

 but soft and pendulous, broad at the base, and taper- 

 ing towards the tip, the tail long, with an erective curve, 

 particularly when in pursuit, and the voice very loud 

 and deep. 



This breed is still preserved in great perfection in 

 Spain and Cuba, and other islands of the West Indies, 

 the natives of these last places having been hunted 

 down, and finally exterminated, by means of these ani- 

 nals ; the inhumanity, injustice, and cruelty practised 



