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or the force of circumstances, was particularly directed to the 

 study of the history and pathology of the canine race ; and 

 Sportsmen cannot be too thankful for the much useful matter 

 that this practical writer has embodied in his work; and which, 

 by the by, was only given to the public a short time before the 

 close of an honorable life, the greater portion of which was 

 spent in the noble effort to alleviate the sufferings, lighten the 

 labors, exalt the position, and teach the inestimable worth, of 

 our domestic animals. 



Much valuable pathological information, as well as other 

 general matter, will be found in this publication, which, upon 

 the whole, renders it the most complete work that has ever 

 been dedicated to this faithful animal; and, as we said before, 

 should be in the hands of every lover of the Dog. The book 

 is beautifully embellished with numerous spirited engravings, 

 which not a little enhance its value in the eyes of every one. 

 We do not intend our observations as a puff, either for our- 

 selves as connected with the publication of the work, or for the 

 benefit of those who have brought it out, but we wish rather 

 to draw the attention of the reading public generally to the 

 examination of the volume, being convinced that it needs only 

 to be known to be properly appreciated; and by thus causing 

 it to be appreciated, we are richly repaid in the pleasant reflec- 

 tion that we have done something towards elevating the con- 

 dition of that animal, which, above all others, owing to his 

 untiring devotion and never-ceasing fidelity, should elicit the 

 greatest kindness and best treatment from the hands of man- 

 kind. 



The Dog, 2Mr excellence^ may be considered the type of all 

 that is noble and great; for, certainly, incorruptible fidelity, dis- 

 interested attachment, and a never-ceasing desire to be useful to 

 man are attributes sufficiently high in their moral bearing to 

 entitle the possessor to this exalted position from among all 

 other animals. From the remotest ages of the world down to 

 the present time, we find the Dog the intimate associate of man, 

 the protector of his habitation, the guardian of his flocks. No 

 neglect, no ill treatment, can drive him from our doors; he 

 bears every oppression, forgives every blow, and obeys every 



