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TIIK TURNSPIT. 



Is generally long-bodied, has short crooked legs, 

 its tail curled upon its back, and is frequently spotted 

 with black upon a blue-grey ground. It is peculiar 

 in the colour of its eyes ; the same Dog often having 

 the iris of one eye black, and the other white. 



It is a bold, vigilant, and spirited little Dog. At 

 present, however, its services seem but little attend- 

 ed to ; a more certain method of doing the business 

 of the spit having superseded the labours of this in- 

 dustrious animal. 



THE PUG-DOG. 



Ix outward appearance, is every way formed like 

 the Bull-Dog; but much smaller, and its tail is 

 curled upon its back. It was formerly very common 

 in many parts of England ; however, at present, it 

 is rarely to be met with. Although it has no longer 

 its admirers here, Mrs. Piozzi informs us, that she 

 saw great numbers at Padua, in Italy, and that it 

 still maintains its place in the favour of the fair 

 ones of that country. 



