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their strength is so great, that in combat the Mas- 

 tiff or Bull-Dog is far from being equal to them. 

 They mostly seize their antagonists by the back, 

 and shake them to death, which their great size 

 generally enables them to do with ease. 



M. Buffon supposes the Great Danish Dog to be 

 only a variety of the Irish Greyhound. Next to 

 this, in size and strength, is 



THE SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GREY- 

 HOUND, OR WOLF-DOG, 



WHICH was formerly used by the chieftains of 

 that country in their grand hunting parties. One of 

 them, which we saw some years ago, was a large, 

 powerful, fierce-looking Dog; its ears were pen- 

 dulous, and its eyes half hid in the hair; its body 

 was strong and muscular, and covered with harsh, 

 wiry, reddish hair, mixed with white. 



THE GAZEHOUND 



WAS somewhat similar to the Greyhound; and, 

 like that animal, hunted only by the eye. It was 

 formerly in great repute, but is now unknown to us. 

 It was used in hunting either the Fox, the Hare, or 

 the Stag. It \vould select from the rest the fattest 

 Deer, pursue it by the eye, and though it should 

 rejoin the herd, would infallibly fix upon the same, 

 and pursue it till taken. 



