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Pariah dogs in other countries are very similar in manners to the above, but 

 in Constantinople and most Indian cities they habitually frequent the streets, and 

 are as habitually ill-used by the passers-by. In Siam and some other Buddhist 

 countries they are, however, specially protected by the lamas, or priests, and are 

 allowed to use the temples as places of refuge; but the food supply of these 

 dogs is of the scantiest, and their appearance is consequently miserable in the 

 extreme. 



English Grey- With this breed we come to the first member of the second main 



hound. group of dogs, all of which are characterised by their long and 



narrow muzzles, their slight build, elongated limbs, and small ears, falling at the 



ENGLISH GREYHOUND (^ nat. size). 



tips ; but they differ greatly in the length of the hair. They are further characterised 

 by their habit of hunting either entirely or partially by sight, instead of by scent. 



The long slender skull of the greyhound points to close affinity with the 

 wolf, and this group of dogs is, therefore, placed here. The English greyhound, 

 which is of great antiquity, has indeed been regarded by some as the ancestral 

 stock of all our domestic breeds of dogs, but this is more than doubtful. It 

 may be so readily distinguished at a glance from all other dogs by its general 

 slender form, smooth hair, and rat-like tail, coupled with its comparatively large 



