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PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 



in existence for at least thirty years, as proved by the engraving 

 published in Youatt's bo >k on " The Dog," nearly thirty years ago, 

 which, by permission of his publisher, was accepted by me as the 

 proper type in 1859, in my first treatise on the varieties of the 

 canine race. That f?r**ait was, I believe, copied from a specimen 

 in the gardens of ti.e Zoological Society, which for some years 

 after its formation possessed a most interesting collection of dogs, 

 now unfortunately abandoned. The engraving given on page 99 

 represents some specimens of good American bred Colleys ; that 

 on page 128 is a portrait of Tom Ridley, the first prize dog at the 

 N. Y. Bench Show, 1877, and owned by Mr. F. Bronson, of New 

 York City. 



THE GERMAN SHEEP-DOG 



Is a small-sized dog, with bushy tail carried over the back, small 

 muzzle, and shaggy coat, which is generally black or light fawn. 

 His manner is brisk and affectionate, and his tractability is great, 

 so that he is most useful in his vocation, and as a companionable 

 dog is not excelled. 



