THE DOMESTIC DOG 147 



one hundred and seventy-five pounds, down to the Toy 

 Terrier, only a few inches in length. Many of them are 

 too well known to call for individual description, even if 

 space allowed, and only those possessing some notable 

 characteristic will be so much as mentioned. 



The Sheep Dog, or Collie, as it is often called, is one of 

 the cleverest of the Dog tribe. To see it at its best one 

 must watch its operations amid the hills of Wales and 

 Scotland, collecting and driving sheep to any point that 

 its master desires. It is a remarkable fact that, when 

 alarmed, the sheep will run to the Dog for protection. 



The Newfoundland Dog has its feet partially webbed, 

 which provision specially adapts it for swimming. At times 

 innumerable it has saved the lives of drowning persons, 

 who would have perished long before human aid could 

 have arrived. 



The St. Bernard, one of the noblest of the Dogs, for ages 

 has been trained by the pious monks of the monastery of St. 

 Bernard in the Alps to rescue travellers who have lost their 

 way in the snowdrifts in the mountain passes. ' Barry,' one 

 famous animal, saved no less than forty lives, and lost his 

 own life while engaged in a further rescue. In our country 

 there is no opportunity of utilising the St. Bernard's services 

 in this direction ; but the breed is very popular, and as much 

 as ^1,500 has been paid for a prize animal. 



The Setter, Pointer, and Retriever are particularly useful 

 sporting Dogs. Either of the two former will go running 

 ahead, and the moment a bird, rabbit, or hare is scented the 

 Dog stands still, with its limbs rigid and tail stretched out 

 behind it. This action is called a l point,' and indicates to 

 the sportsman the presence of game. When the game has 

 fallen to the gun, the Retriever will bring it to the foot of its 

 master. Upon one occasion a wounded partridge escaped 

 into a ditch, from which a little later the dog emerged, 

 carrying a rusty old kettle by its handle, which to the 

 amusement of the party it added to the heap of dead game. 

 Only then was it discovered that the partridge had taken 

 refuge in the kettle. 



The Chow, something like the Pomeranian breed in shape 

 is a popular pet Dog in England. It is often a shade of red 



