DOMESTICATED DOGS 



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Domesticated Here a few words may be appropriately introduced with regard 



D °£ s - to domesticated dogs, some of which are derived from the wolf and the 



Indian wolf, while others have been considered to trace their origin from jackals. 



None, however, come from the fox. The number of different breeds of domesticated 



dogs is so large and their relationships so involved, that it is difficult to group 



them with accuracy. 



As exceptional in their habits and environment, mention may be made of 



the wolf-like Eskimo breed of Arctic America and Greenland. Closely allied to 



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CHOWS. 



this breed is the spitz, or Pomeranian, of which two strains are known, a larger 

 and a smaller. It has a representative in the Chinese "chow," which is 

 usually reddish brown in colour, with a bluish tongue and muzzle. While the spitz 

 and the Eskimo betray close relationship to the wolf, many other breeds exhibit an 

 unmistakable resemblance to the local wolves or jackals. In some breeds, on the other 

 hand, this resemblance is very much in abeyance, as for example in the Tibet clog, 

 which is not unlike a mastiff, but distinguished by its shaggy coat and thick under- 

 fur, as well as by its long, bushy, curly tail. It is probably related to the St. Bernard. 



