DOGS. 



seem to be of little or no use, appearing destitute of 

 muscles, and dangling at the hind part of the leg, 

 more like an excrescence, than a necessary part of 

 the animal. 



This breed of dogs is preserved in the greatest 

 purity in the northern parts of Scotland, where the 

 exercise of its useful qualities is constantly required. 



The Cur or Watch dog. 



THE CUR, or WATCH-DOG, has some resemblance 

 to the Shepherd's dog, except that he is stronger in 

 the make, with nearly smooth hair, and half pricked 

 ears. To the grazier and the farmer the services he 

 renders are peculiarly important, and to them he is 

 a trusty and useful servant. He is mostly employed 

 in attending upon large droves of cattle, and being 

 larger and stronger than the shepherd's dog, to 

 whom indeed he claims a near relationship, he is the 

 better qualified for the rougher duties he has to 

 perform. He always makes his attack upon the heel 

 of the animal he wishes to urge forward, and bites 

 with great keenness. His sagacity is very promi- 

 nent, and he soon ascertains the limits of his mas- 

 ter's fields, to which he is anxious to confine the 

 animals entrusted to his care, which he tends and 

 watches with a jealous fidelity. 



