230 THE PUG DOG. 



a manner, that the assailant is inevitably tossed 



backwards and forwards till not a bone remains 

 unbroken. 



THE BULL-TERRIER, 

 PLATE XVIL, 



Is a variety somewhat smaller, more lively, and, if 

 possible, still more ferocious than the common. In 

 this the ears are ahvays pointed, and the colour is 

 very commonly white, with some black about the 

 head. There exists a print of Pincher, a hound- 

 terrier about four years old when it was taken, the 

 dog was considered the trustiest and fiercest of his 

 kind; he had then fought thirty battles, all of 

 which he won, killing five of his opponents. He 

 was an unrivalled rat-catcher, and weighed thirty- 

 two pounds ; his colour was white, with black about 

 the head. 



The Pug Dog has much of the external appear- 

 ance of the bull-dog, but being timid, is fit only for 

 a ladies pet. We have witnessed forbearance in 

 one belonging to a lady, whose child bit the dog 

 until he yelled, but never showed anger, or a dis- 

 position to get away. The colour of pugs is usually 

 yellowish with a black snout, and the tail is firmly 

 curled over the back. 



In the south-east of Arabia, we are informed 

 there is a race of dogs allied to the mastiff by its 

 great size and round truncated muzzle, but the lips 

 do not overhang the lower jaAV, and the ears are 



