Book V ! I. 



DOGS. 



1079 



tie" indeed, the fanciful Burton makes him ^e father ome»noie «* ^.^ ,, rw(is of th 



g& ar,e, a'n^upe-ble one «« «fiJSJSS*5*« "fthe Highlands of Scotland ana 



has been so long accustomed to £&££? °| " ,« and these S) — -^ 



colour is in general black and w h-t^h haU-, ^ « d ^ ^ rf 

 tremely docile and intelligent, and seem aimo < t| gr 



the shepherd. Some of «hem »re ^rS^hich enables them better 

 number are rough, and hate their 1 air m-P ei erroneously de- 



to bear the effects of oantmned. ^ ^ ^ moVc than , he s ' hep . 

 Bcribed by minor naturalists as the ck «» » r | tions </ the farm ; and often 

 herd's dog, confined pnncn ally to , the ^™™ S t0 circum ,tances. The 

 bred taller, and either smooth or rough, ^J™*^^, dog f spurious 

 verv term cur destroys all individuality of breed yj££^£fl&^£5£ observed informs, 

 origin: neither in these farm-vard dogs s any charac temnc n the farrn . va rd, he becomes 



dualities or uses. When the sheep-dog ^« e " era "> *X "articular circumstances required of him; he 

 more tierce and active ; he «-™ffiJS.W3,3^? s^ecU ". His bite is keen, and principally 

 knows every field, and every beast, and keepstbe ^wnoie^ J doeg not injure tl „,_ 



directed at the heels of cattle, by which he keeps h»"- e " » c .. sl& and yi 9 , but are all of them 



7395 Ite sheep-dogs of Seotland are varied in form a ^ A competitors in "gacityand 



.i t __„.-..-« fl*-»^L-c nt rmOCD Hull DC is 1 .7 



918 



beneath Immense flocks of sheep may be 

 seen ranging the wilds, without other con- 

 rol save the shepherd and "« dog^lych 

 receives his commands, executes them and 

 then waits for further instructions : or he 

 often acts with great Mffncot «£ prompti- 

 tude from the impulses of his ov.n sagacity, 

 in which, perhaps, these dogs never shine 

 Zi^mmZm?^ more thanln their readiness to d^,,nguish a nuriber 



individuals of their own flocks, rt*»«*?gfi~ ^^'"rfe .hee'p to the road : he watches every 

 of sheen to an, distance, a well trained dog ne ,er tai » t ° ££ . £ delinquent ; and Pursues the 



Skis tessai: asw sa .-„ - a- — - * — . -— ■ 



I 1 _>4/ ^ 3" tleness of a lamb towards those he \™*>. £fa3£g all their bribes. 



VW V# t^ attempts ot robbers a^^^ ha. given place to 



tainly not equal to to*. „ ™i ^r^iouVoften reddish or brindled. 



The K« pSSulouti a« tf"mmen"e strength, but seldom under- 



nung' 'and ^fgeneral'form is synimetncal «■**, 



7 If. The bull-dog can "°.f ^^^n use r n he disgrace.ul and 

 with agriculture thai a as he „ toe oKen ^ -g^ bU m 



- vSf^ 



allow him to be the most useless among the *.£--, J^SS of every effort of the animal to 

 front, and generally fastens on the upper lip, wne nua iities 



^^ fjfc 9210 ^ a dog of very great utility and of ver, varied jj^-^agg- 



£^i S mS^r^an^^';fc 

 Jiair, which seen WMlte _ 



hair, whicn is muc. ""^-"- , ; t WneT1 m , X ed with the 



has ^°f,"f'^™ e rfie™« .-lined to combat, and forms 

 bull breed, this terr.er become, nerce, end]e68 varie t,es; the 



an excellent guard. 1 he swwoM oma p markings. A 



principal of which is anj ^J^C'^iJer, an d longer; and is 

 ^onc^-aiietviso varied c^W 



— — ^— = used for earthing foxes, V™^ 1 ^ Although particular varieties are 



For rabbit hunting, a wry-legged breed is -«^3gy^ riders them invaluable 

 often appropriated to particular purposes, yet all . ha e . a . L ° mra ° /^Lals termed vermin, as foxes, otters, 

 to .he agriculturist; which is their ^ e ™ m ^X%™„^eyare bred strong, and have a por ion of 

 badgersfpolecats ; with rats and mice ^^^hoSTactfvit^and keenness oi gripe are particularly 



7399. The pointer, setter, and spaniel \Jig. 9- 



duce 

 made 



^'Te otaerrseue^ and s P anul IA. ») »££»££ tteSbjS will show that they may be 

 to the notice of the agriculturist; but a little ^ e ^ a ~ F "w dogs command such prices as .porti g 

 , an object of considerable importance o ^ the tarn ,er le ^ J or ^ , fermers. IJm 



ice oi iuenBin.il""""'! : . ,_.. n ,„ r i.'pw dogs comuiami wui v r ,,„,", 



t of considerable importance to the ™^^mibci»ento, or so well, as farmers. Many 

 OBS • and tew persons have such opportunities of rear nfe them £0 cheap ^ ^ mak t brace of 



/ame ; most of them do it more or less : a^rt would n . . ne f »„ 



Sir! s^^meT^;^^ ft more or fess : ^ = - ^ & W»S2. 



^'^er^nte^'s^^i^^ SS 

 that a tann has on it three pointer bitches, aiid one e ^Ty, and to produce progeny between ^^ 

 out or the three bitches may be expected to .go to heat ^' ot m \ vi may be saved, and by contmuaUy 

 of shootiug, when they are *«« : l ^ 1 *'Su 1 ^SSo handy, that their breaking may be effi rted 

 following fhe servant* and theu master, thev « ill W omc »o 



