94 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DOG. 



for the sledge. They are generally badly used by their un- 

 feeling masters, and appear conscious of it, and anxious for 

 vengeance, not un frequently purposely overturning the sledge. 



THE ICELAND DOG. 



About the size of the Kamtschatkan, but coated and col- 

 ored like the Esquimaux. It is said by Colonel H. Smith to 

 have been brought to Iceland by the Norwegians, and he sup- 

 poses it to have been originally obtained from the Skrelings, 

 or Esquimaux, by the adventurers who first visited Green- 

 land. 



THE GREENLAND DOG. 



This is a variety of the Esquimaux, but is smaller. Its col- 

 ors are usually gray and white. It is very hardy, and endu- 

 ring, and five of these dogs will draw a heavily-laden sledge, 

 at a rapid rate. 



THE LAPLAND DOG 



Is thus described by Clarke, (" Scandinavia," vol. i. page 

 432 :) " We had a valuable companion in a dog belonging to 

 one of the boatmen. It was of the true Lapland breed, and 

 in all respects similar to a wolf, excepting the tail, which was 

 bushy and curled, like those of the Pomeranian race. This 

 dog, swimming after the boat, if his master merely waved his 

 hand, would cross the lake as often as he pleased, carrying 

 half his body and the whole of his head and tail out of the 

 water. Wherever he landed, he scoured all the long grass 

 by the side of the lake, in search of wild fowl, and came back 

 to us, bringing wild ducks in his mouth to the boat, and then, 

 having delivered his prey to his master, he would instantly 

 set off again in search of more." 



. , THE SHEPHERD'S DOG, OR COLLEY. 



The genuine original Shepherd's dog is now nearly alto- 

 gether confined to Scotland, where he is called the " Colley.'' 

 He stands about twenty-one inches in height at the shoulder ; 

 is very gracefully shaped ; muzzle pointed ; ^ars half erect \ 

 coat long, but fine and silky ; tail and hams fringed with hair , 

 color usually black and tan, or sandy yellow. 



This animal is remarkable for his sagacity ; and his dispo- 

 sition to tend sheep appears to be inherent and hereditary, 

 The late lamented Hogg, better known as the " Ettrick Shep 



