IJ4. THE DOG IN HEALTH. 



ears, coat should be quite short and without the slightest 

 waviness. 



In the wavy dog the coat is short, but not so short as 

 in the hound or pointer, set close, slightly wavy, and 

 glossy. 



The Chesapeake Bay Dog. — This breed comprises large 

 dogs, highly esteemed in duck shooting, and originated, as 

 their name imports, on the shores of the Chesapeake Baj', 

 in the United States. Their coat is adapted to resist 

 water, some being curly and others straight-haired. The 

 type is not very well marked, nor are they handsome 

 dogs. They seem to be intermediate in form between the 

 Newfoundland and Irish water spaniel, and might be 

 called the American retriever. They are of a tawny 

 sedge-color or red-brown. 



The Dalmatian. — The Dalmatian, or coach dog, may be 

 included under the present group, as in his native country 

 he is employed as the pointer is with us. Upon the whole 

 he greatly reseml)]es the modern pointer, though his ears 

 are shorter, his carriage of tail higher, and his general 

 bearing in movement a good deal different to the experi- 

 enced eye (p. 280). 



The dog is used chiefly to follow a carriage, making a 

 part of the general turn-out. Accordingly, he should be a 

 dog adapted for a long journey on a hard road, being gen- 

 erally muscular, though not heavily built, and with good 

 legs and the best of feet. 



His chief attraction resides in the markings, which, by 

 the standard of the club, count 40 per cent. These black 

 spots on a white ground should be between the size of an 

 English shilling and a half-crowm, being smaller on the 



