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and strength in as small a compass as possible. It was a dillicull, undertakiM;.'. I bred , ,,,\ years, and 

 an infinity of bounds, before I could got what I wanted. I had the pic , . 1 1,,.,,, \ ,., \ I, 



sniiill, yet very bony; they ran remarkably well together; went fast enough ; hail all ii ih.it 



could be desired, and would hunt the coldest scent. . . . Harriers to be good, like all oth.-r hounds, 

 must be kept to their own game. If you run a fox with them you spoil them - hounds ram.' 

 perfect, unless used to one 'scent and one style of hunting. Harriers run a fox in > dinvn-nt a 

 from a hare, that it is a great disservice to them when they return to hare limiting again ; it makes 

 them wild, and teaches them to skirt the high fence which a fox leaves ; the stniiglitnow of hi* 

 running, the eagerness of the pursuit, and the noise that generally aecompanieH it, all contribute 

 to spoil the harrier." 



The harrier is now a mongrel animal, bred in all sorts of ways, and varying from t\v.-nt\ mn- 

 inches down to fifteen or sixteen. It is more like the foxhound than the beagle; but has Home 

 remnants of the old breed in the larger ears, wider head, and stouter Uxly which it poaaoMoa. 



THE DALMATIAN, OB COACH DOG. 



A BREED of very handsome dogs, of a white colour, thickly spotted with black, has In-en claused aim. MI: 

 the hounds by Buffon, and also by Colonel Hamilton Smith. Their origin is obscure. The French 

 call this dog Brague de Bengale, and Colonel Smith believes it to be of Indian extraction. It is n..t 





THE DALMATIAN, OR COACH DOO. 



remarkable for its intelligence, or the fineness of its scent. It is generally kept in England a- an 

 appendage to the carriage, and is bred up in the stable with the horses. 



THE LURCHER. 



THIS dog may belong to the group formed of the shepherd's dog and its allies, or it may possibly ! a 

 mixed breed between the greyhound and the rough terrier, or greyhound and shepherd's dog. 

 who describes and figures it, says, that it is less and shorter than the greyhound, with stronger limb, ; 

 its body is covered with a rough coat of hair, most commonly of a pale yellow colour ; it 

 sullen, and its habits, whence it derives its name, arc dark and cunning. As this dog possesses 

 advantages of a fine scent, it is often employed in killing hares and rabbits in the night-tune, 

 silently and cautiously upon them when they are feeding, and then suddenly darts forward and 

 them. It is said that a well-trained dog will make terrible havoc in a pnaem for tun* or in a 



