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and the same animal, sent into the South, becomes the 

 greyhound, of different sizes ; and if banished into 

 Ireland, Ukraine, Tartary, Epirus, and Albania, be- 

 comes the great wolf-dog, known by the name of the 

 Irish wolf-dog. 



The mastiff, which is the third branch, and chiefly a 

 native of England, when transported into Denmark, 

 becomes the little Danish dog. 



With regard to the dogs of this country, their varieties 

 are so great, and their number so rapidly increasing, 

 that it is almost impossible to describe them ; but as Dr. 

 Cairns has divided them into three classes, we shall en- 

 deavour to adhere to his plan. The first he terms the 

 generous kind, which consists of the terrier, the har- 

 rier, the blood-hound, the gaze-hound, the leymmer, 

 and the tumbler ; all these are used for hunting : the 

 spaniel, the setter, and the water-spaniel, for fowling ; 

 and the spaniel-gentle, or lap-dog, for amusement. The 

 second is the farm kind, consisting of the shepherd's dog 

 and the mastiff: the third is the mongrel breed, which 

 includes the wappe, the turnspit, and the dancer. 



The terrier is a small kind of hound, with rough hair, 

 used for the purpose of forcing the fox or badger out 

 of their holes. 



The harrier, the beagle, and fox-hound are used for 

 hunting all other animals, as their sense of smelling is 

 remarkably keen. 



The blood-hound was in high esteem amongst our 

 ancestors, both for recovering any game that was lost, 

 or tracing the footsteps of robbers and thieves. 



The gaze-hound hunted, like our grey-hounds, by 

 the eye, and not by the scent ; but this species of the 

 animal is now totally lost. 



The grey-hound was formerly held in such high esti- 



