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Of what use was the dog to the pioneer? How are dogs used in the 

 Arctic regions? In Holland? 



12. How many breeds of dogs do you know? Describe charac- 

 ters of such as follows: The length of the legs as compared with the 

 body; the general shape of the body, head, ears, nose; color and character 

 of hair on head, body and tail. 



13. Find if you can the reasons which have led to the develop- 

 ing of the following breeds: Newfoundland, St. Bernard, mastiffs 

 hounds, collies, spaniels, setters, pointers, bulldogs, terriers, and pugs. 



Supplementary reading — "Stories of Brave Dogs" from St. Nicholas, 

 the Century Co.; the following three stories from Thompson-Seton: 

 "Chink" in Lives of the Hunted, "Snap" in Animal Heroes, "Wully" in 

 Wild Animals I Have Known; Bob, Son of Battle; Mack, His Book, by 

 Florence Leigh; Rab and his Friends; The Dog of Flanders; "Red Dog" 

 in Kipling's Jungle Stories; i\.nimals of the World, Knight and Jenks, 

 p. 80; Life of Animals, Ingersoll, p. 187. 



Fox hunting, in the Genesee Vallev. N. V. 



