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dirty white, with numerous dark hairs all over the body, 

 and transverse stripes of a darker hue. The mastiff is 

 a large animal, better fitted for training than the bull- 

 dog, and, consequently, for domestic purposes. He is 

 frequently known to protect his master's house and pro- 

 perty by menaces only ; even when a stranger is 

 within his power he is not excited to violence, unless 

 an imprudent perseverance should render it necessary. 

 In such cases, a mastiff has been known to pull a man 

 down, and to stand over him, without hurting him, a 

 considerable time, until the appearance of his master. 



THE SHEPHERD'S DOG. 



" In instinct and sagacity," says Bingley, " the shep- 

 herd's dog is, perhaps, superior to all others ; for while 

 the rest require great care and attention to train them 

 to labour, this animal applies himself without any dif- 

 ficulty to that to which he is usually appropriated. 

 His usefulness alone has been the recommendation to 

 preserve the species ; since no dog can go through a 

 more extensive variety of duty, nor does any one per- 

 form more services to his master, than this. In wild 



