92 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DOG. 



Pomeranian Wolf-dog," he says " The Wolf-dog is no 

 longer a native of Great Britain, because his services are 

 not required there, but he is useful in various parts of the 

 Continent, in the protection of the sheep from the attacks of 

 the wolf." Mr. Youatt is also incorrect in calling this the 

 " Pomeranian" the true Pomeranian being, as I shall show , 

 a very different animal. At page 40, speaking of the Irish 

 wolf-dog, Mr. Youatt again confounds him with the dog 

 at present under consideration. I shall have to advert 10 

 more mistakes Mr. Youatt lias made relative to the va- 

 rieties of dog ; and I am sorry to be compelled to do so, his 

 volume being so valuable for its physiological and pathologi- 

 cal details. 



THE POMERANIAN DOG, 



By some writers confounded with the last described, is a 

 small dog, of usually a white color. In stature, it is under 

 twenty inches at the shoulder ; its ears are perfectly erect, 

 like those of a fox, and the tail is not fringed like that of the 

 Pyrenean dog, but bushed all round like that of the fox. 

 This is often called the " fox-dog," from its resemblance to 

 that animal. 



There is a small Chinese variety of dog, so closely re- 

 sembling the Pomeranian, (except in color, being usually 

 yellow or black,) that they cannot be distinguished from one 

 another. I knew an officer in Edinburgh, about ten or 

 twelve years ago, who had in his possession two of these 

 Chinese dogs, one of which was remarkable for his com- 

 bative powers, frequently conquering dogs of treble his own 

 size and force.* 



THE HARE INDIAN DOG. 



First described by Dr. Richardson, and found by that emi- 

 nent naturalist on the Mackenzie River. It is of small size, 

 and slenderly made, with broad, erect ears, sharp at the tips ; 

 the tail is pendent, with a slight curve upwards, near the tip. 

 These resemble the preceding dog in size, and somewhat in 

 appearance, and their resemblance to the fox is also consider- 



* These are the dogs used as food by the natives. There are regular 

 dog-butchers in most of the Chinese towns, and dog's flesh, especially 

 roasted, is held in high esteem. It is not long since, that not only was 

 " roasted dog" regarded as the very quintessence of good living, but that, 

 like " lively turtle" among us, its promised appearance at the board wa 

 regularly announced as an attraction to the invited guests. 



