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leans to the rough, but there are many who still adhere to the 

 smooth variety. The smooth dog is red and white, or brindled 

 and white, a broad white collar of white of a peculiar shape dis- 

 tinguishing the true breed. The rough dog is most highly prized 

 when of a deep tawny brindle, still with some white, but not so 

 much as in the smooth kind. Both dogs are remarkably good- 

 tempered, and may be trusted with the care of women or children 

 with great dependence. The absence of dew-claw on the hind 

 leg is considered a defect by some judges, and there is no doubt 

 that many imported specimens of the breed have the double dew- 

 claw. The illustrations of the two varieties mentioned are portraits 

 of dogs owned by Mr. Macdona. 



THE THIBET DOG. 



This animal, as before remarked, resembles the English mastiff 

 in general appearance, and, being also put to the same use, the two 

 may be said to be nearly allied. According to Mr. Bennet, he is 

 bred on the Himalaya Mountains, on the borders of Thibet, for 

 the purpose of guarding the flocks and the women who attend 

 them. 



