40 DOMESTICATED HUNTING-DOGS. 



otherwise rich and valuable collection. The general shape of the 

 body would induce us to class this dog with the spaniels or pas- 

 toral dogs, but the shape of the head being allowed to be the best 

 guide, it must take the place which is here given it, inasmuch as 

 it has all the characteristics of the first division. The Hare-Indian 

 dog inhabits the country watered by the Mackenzie River and the 

 Great Bear Lake of America, where it is used to hunt the moose 

 and reindeer hy sight, aided occasionally by its powers of scent, 

 which are by no means contemptible, but kept in abeyance by 

 disuse. The feet are remarkable for spreading on the snow, so as to 

 prevent them from sinking into it, and to enable the dog to bound 

 lightly over a surface which the moose sinks into at every 

 stride. The height is about 25 inches, combined with great 

 strength. The ears are broad at the base, and pointed towards the 

 tips, being perfectly erect. The tail is thick, bushy, and slightly 

 curved, but not so much so as in the Esquimaux dog. The hair 

 is long and straight ; the ground colour being white, marked with 

 large irregular patches of greyish black, shaded with brown. 



THE ALBANIAN DOG. 



The Albanian dog is said to stand about 27 or 28 inches 

 high, with a long pointed muzzle, powerful body, strong and 

 muscular limbs, and a long bushy tail, carried like that of the 

 Newfoundland dog. Ilis hair is verv fine and close, being of 



