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bull terrier, and other large terriers, the collie, and the 

 drover's dog, all come under the designation. 



The Old English Mastiff, as being a native of this 

 country, should stand at the head of this section, though 

 by no means so generally met with as the Newfoundland. 

 Like the bulldog, he is peculiar to this country, though a 

 near approach to him, the Cuban mastiff, is met with in 

 the West Indies and America. Whether any of the 

 modern strains can be shown to be really indigenous 

 in their origin it would be difficult to say, as their pedi- 

 grees cannot be traced for many generations. 



Mr. Edgar Hanbury, of Eastrop Grange, Wilts, and 

 Mr. Lukey, of Lock's Bottom, Bromley, Kent, have bred 

 the best specimens of the EngHsh mastiff of late years, 

 and neither of these gentlemen can trace back their 

 blood far enough to enable us to decide whether they 

 are purely English or not. Mr. Hanbury commenced 

 with a bitch without pedigree, but a beautiful animal. 

 This bitch was put to a dog from Wales, also without 

 pedigree, so that his kennel dates from his own knowledge. 

 Mr. Lukey began with a brindled bitch bred by the Duke 

 of Devonshire, which he crossed with Lord Waldegrave's 

 celebrated dog " Turk," a black-muzzled fawn, of great 

 courage and symmetry. The produce consisted of two 

 brindled bitches, which he put to the Marquis of Hertford's 

 Pluto, since which, for a long time, he bred in-and-in 

 from their descendants. Seven or eight years ago, how- 

 ever, he obtained possession of his magnificent stud dog 

 Governor, by Lieut. Gamiefs Lion out of Countess, a 

 daughter of Mr. Bruce's Duchess, and this dog has 

 proved a most valuable sire, having been extensively used 

 by Mr. Hanbury and other breeders. Mr. Hanbury's 

 Prince, descended from Governor and Duchess, is a 

 magnificent specimen, and quite as good as, or better 

 than, his celebrated sire. 



The remarkable power and courage of the mastiff ren* 

 der him peculiarly fit to be the dog of the keeper, when 

 associated with the fine temper which ought never to be 

 dispensed with, since a savage mastiff is a dangerous 

 brute, and should never be unloosed from his kennel. A 



