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favorite as a companion, especially with those who live near the 

 sea or any great river. With these points in view, judges have 

 naturally made a full size of great importance, since it not only 

 adds to the majestic aspect of the dog, but renders him really more 

 capable of distinguishing himself in tue career so beautifully com- 

 memorated by Landseer in one of his most popular pictures. 



The general opinion now is, that a dog of this breed above 26 

 inches is almost unknown in Newfoundland ; but it is also allowed 

 that puppies bred and reared in England of the pure strains, which 

 in the island never attain a greater night than 26 inches, will grow 

 to 30 or even 32 inches. Such an animal is Mr. Mapplcbcck's Leo, 

 who has recently taken the first prize at Islington in the Kennel 

 Club Show, after distinguishing himself previously at Bath, and 

 other places. 



The Large Labrador is a more loosely-framed animal, and is 

 never entirely black, being more or less mixed with white. The 

 coat also is longer, more woolly, and curly. 



The St. John's, or Smaller Labrador, or Newfoundland, the three 

 names being used indiscriminately, is seldom more than 25 inches 

 high, and often much less. The head is larger in proportion to 

 his size, and the ear also slightly fuller ; neck longer; body far 

 more compact, and clothed with shorter hair, shining, and with- 

 out any woolly texture ; tail similar in shape, but the hair less 

 woolly ; legs and feet also better adapted for work ; color almost 

 always a jet black, rarely liver-colored. This dog is now generally 

 more or less crossed with the setter. 



THE ESQUIMAUX DOGS. 



These dogs are the only beasts of burden in the northern part 

 of America and the adjacent islands, being sometimes employed to 

 carry materials for hunting or the produce of the chase on their 

 backs. At other times they are harnessed to sledges in teams, vary- 

 ing from 7 to 11, each being capable of drawing a hundred-weight 



