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respect can, however, be easily remedied, and 

 Mr. T. E. Mansfield, a gentleman whose favourite 

 the Newfoundland has been for many years, kindly 

 contributes the following practical, and therefore 

 valuable, notes. He says : 



" The Newfoundland is essentially a companion- 

 able dog, his whole nature is wrapped up in human 

 beings, anxious to serve them at every turn ; his 

 disposition is kindness in itself, and he adapts 

 himself to every emergency, and can be taught 

 almost anything, even to make as good a rat catcher 

 as a terrier. Some Newfoundlands are slow to 

 make friends, but when once that relationship is 

 established they never forget you, and are steadfast 

 companions through life, and to their owner what 

 the poor man's mongrel dog was to him, 



Made him more content with fate. 



" Of course there are, as in all things, exceptions 

 but taking him as a whole no more suitable dog 

 as a companion can be found than a good New- 

 foundland. 



" During the last ten years the Newfoundland has 

 grown in popularity by leaps and bounds. I find 

 at the Kennel Club Show in July, 1885, there 

 were eight classes with thirty-seven entries. Seven 

 months later, at the same club show, there were 



