DOGS. 



The Newfoundland Dog. 



THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. This noble and 

 intelligent animal is justly esteemed for its many 

 useful qualities, as well as for the symmetry of its 

 form. Its hair is peculiarly graceful, being long, 

 flowing, and slightly curled. It is web-footed, and 

 can thereby swim fast, and dive with ease, bringing 

 up any object from a considerable depth without 

 any apparent difficulty. Its strength and docility 

 render it very useful to fishermen, who are often 

 placed in perilous situations, that, but for the ready 

 aid given by this sagacious animal, might prove fatal. 

 Its length often exceeds six feet, and its height 

 about four feet. The docility of the Newfoundland 

 dog is very remarkable; and the valuable assistance 

 it often offords in case of shipwreck, as well as 

 in instances of sudden immersion in the water, 

 renders it peculiarly useful to the coast-guard. 



THE ROUGH WATER DOG. This animal is also 

 web-footed, and swims and dives with ease and dex- 

 terity. It is variously coloured, and its hati is long 

 and curly. It seems very much attached to the 

 water, and is sometimes seen on board of small 

 vessels, from its aptness to fetch and carry aquatic 

 shot fowl. There is a smaller variety of the water- 

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