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many others, or finding your powder-flask, picking up your 

 pocket-book, if dropped accidentally, going to the house and 

 bringing you any desired garment, etc. This dog requires no 

 training to find and set birds in the fields and bush, as he does 

 this work naturally. Good setters have been known to bring as 

 high as $500. 



The Mastiff. 



The mastiff, m appearance, resembles the bull-dog about the 

 head, but with the ears dependent ; the upper lip falls over the 

 lower jaw ; the end of the tail turns up, and frequently the fifth 

 toe of the hind foot is more or less developed ; the nostrils are 

 separated by a deep groove ; his countenance is grave and some- 

 what sullen, and his deep-toned bark can be heard at any hour of 

 his watchfulness. He is much taller than the bull-dog, but not so 

 deep in the chest. His head is large compared with the size of 

 his body. It is generally believed that the mastiff is an original 

 breed peculiar to the British Islands. He is generally used as a 

 watch-dog, and his large proportions make quite an impression 

 on a stranger, especially during the still hours of night. 

 It is with the greatest vigilance that he watches the property 

 and abode of his master, never neglecting his duty. Nothing 

 will induce him to forsake his watchfulness over anything placed 



