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the natural instinct of his nature. But it will take considerable 

 training to bring him under proper subjection, as his nature and 

 disposition incline him to rebel against anything that savors of 

 curbing or controlling his impetuous and obstinate inclinations. 

 For this reason, the Cuban slaveholders preferred to cross this 

 breed of dog with the English mastiff, thereby securing an animal 

 that possessed the fine nose of the bloodhound and the controllable 

 disposition of the mastiff. 



The Bloodhound. 



The notice of the poetical and pictorial artist has been fre- 

 quently attracted to the majestic head of this dog, and there is 

 no doubt he is deserving of it. He excels the whole animal 

 creation from this point of view, as the greyhound surpasses them 

 in elegance of outline and grace of movement. 



It is somewhat remarkable that two members of the canine 



