THE DOG 



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The Nczcfonitdlands. Rarely has the repro- as many as formerly. Their height is at present 



duction of a picture been so generally and so from twenty-four to twenty-six inches (though 



easily (in the matter of price) brought within on the island of Newfoundland they are nearly 



the reach of all as in the case of the well-known always smaller), and that, perhaps, makes them 



painting by Sir Edwin Landseer, representing 

 a black and white Newfoundland, under the title 

 of "A Distinguished Member of the Humane 

 Society." It is a pity, however, that Land- 

 seer neglected to give the dog his original 

 color — black, without admixture of 

 any kind ; for though the inhabitants 

 of Newfoundland have never taken 

 any pains with their dogs, the 

 black, or occasionally a brown 

 ish black, remains the domi- 

 nant color, and Land sec 1 

 made his dog black and 

 white solely for pictorial 

 effect. It did, however, 

 set a fashion, and breed- 



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 Plioto J. T. Newman, Berkhampstead 



incon\enient and clums)- about the house. In 

 England, however, they breed them to a still 

 greater height. So long as children's nurses 

 are not superseded by Newfoundlands in 

 duties for which the latter are well Pttetl, 

 this race is better suited to the coun- 

 try than to cities. No better watch- 

 d(.igs could be foimd, and no one is 

 in danger of drowning as long as 

 a Newfoundland is on the place. 

 They are ver)- observant of 

 domestic matters and of 

 the habits of a household, 

 as the following instance 

 shows. A Newfoundland 

 was accustomed to go out 



ers consec[uently put upon the market, as soon at a certain hour with his master, who had taught 

 as possible, a black and white variety, which him to fetch his cane. One day it rained so 

 has now as much right to existence as the heavily that there was no cjuestion of going 



wholly black species. 



The Newfoundland is an admirable swimmer, 

 being able to swim for an hour without resting. 

 He literally lives in the water and has often ren- 

 dered great service in saving lives. Examples 



out. The dog brought the cane as usual, and 

 seemed puzzled and distressed at being sent 

 away. He left the room, howe\er, and pres- 

 ently returned, bringing an umbrella ! 



The paws of a Newfoundland serve him as 



of this are almost innumerable, and on all oars ; they ought to be straight and slim though 



D.ANDIE DiNMO.NT TeKRIER 



Skve Tkkkier 



sides the race is lauded as very intelligent, and strongly muscled. The toes are united bv 



extremely faithful and gentle, especially with skin, or webbing, which must be regarded as a 



children. Byron wrote a touching poem on his help in swimming. The tail should be carried 



Newfoundland, and so have many others ; yet, straight. The head is large and flat, and the 



strange to say, the taste for these dogs is weight required for bench shows is from one 



diminishing b)' degrees, and we no longer see hundred to one hundred and thirty pounds. 



