DOMESTIC DOGS. 



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brindle, fallow, or red dogs come next in estimation. Entirely black or black-and- 

 white bull-dogs are less valued. 



THE BULL-DOG ( nat. size). 



. This breed, as its name implies, is a cross between the bull-dog 



and the smooth terrier ; but it varies in form and size according to 

 the amount of bull or terrier blood. The jaws must be long and powerful, and the 

 hollow between the eyes of the bull-dog should be quite eliminated, while the 

 profile should be nearly straight. The coat should be short, firm, and close, and, 

 in a perfect animal, should be milky- white throughout, the nose being black. The 

 worst point about a bull-terrier is its quarrelsome disposition, which is rendered 

 all the more objectionable by its courage and strength. 



The German boarhound, together with the variety known as the 

 great Dane, is the largest European representative of the mastiff 

 group. These dogs have long been bred in Germany and Denmark, although 

 but comparatively recently introduced into England. In their native countries 

 they were originally used for boar or deer-hunting, but are now more often 

 employed as watch-dogs. There is considerable variation in these dogs, and it is 

 difficult to determine which is the true breed. " Stonehenge " regards the boarhound 

 and the great Dane as in all respects identical, but Brehm considers them distinct, 

 and is of opinion that while the German boarhound is a pure-bred animal, the 

 great Dane is a cross between the bull-dog and the greyhound. The great Dane, 



Boarhound. 



