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MANAGEMENT OF THE DOG. 



race should be possessed to this full extent of these two attri- 

 butes so different in themselves. In consequence of this hound 

 being used to track deer and sheep-stealers by the scent of the 

 blood dropped on the track, the prefix « blood " has been given 

 to this hound. He was employed to follow the body-scent of men 

 and animals on account of his fine nose, and in this manner he 

 was formerly employed to capture runaway slaves ; but becoming 

 almost unmanageable when he overtook them, the English mastiff, 

 or a cross between this mastiff and bloodhound, generally was 

 preferred on account of his greater amenity to the control and 

 discipline of his master. The reason we specially mention the 

 bloodhound is, that he being an uncommon animal, and seldom 

 seen in this country, and being possessed of such a noble head and 

 remarkable powers, we consider him well worthy the prominence 

 oriven him in this work. 



The Greyhound. 



his dog naturally differs from the bloodhound ; the blood- 

 hound follows his game by his wonderful sense of smell, while the 

 greyhound depends solely on his sight and remarkable speed. 



