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he invariably does, the water is thrown off, and he 

 is dry in a very short time. 



" Looking at a good, well-built dog should be like 

 looking broadside on at a first-class cob ; he must be 

 built on similar lines. The average height of a dog 

 is 28in., and bitches 25in. to 2yin., at the shoulder. 

 For a more detailed description of the points of a 

 Newfoundland I must refer readers of these notes 

 to the Newfoundland Club's description, which is 

 printed below. 



" It may not be out of place here to give a short 

 description of some of the best Newfoundlands' 

 kennels of the present day, but I cannot in justice 

 do so without first travelling back a few years to 

 bring in poor old Champion Nelson I., a dog that 

 may well be said to have been the father of New- 

 foundlands in this country. In doing so I must not 

 forget his breeder, Mrs. Cunliffe Lee, a lady who 

 has probably had little credit given her for the part 

 she has played in producing several really first-class 

 dogs. Nelson I. was not large in size, but quite 

 large enough, and answered well the above descrip- 

 tion of a Newfoundland. From this grand old dog 

 we may trace the present race of high-class New- 

 foundlands, many of which I shall hereafter mention. 

 From Mrs. Lee he went to the kennels of Mr. 

 E. Nichols, and there he was mated with a bitch 



