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CHAPTER XL 



MONGRELS. 



THE principal Mongrels are : 



The Lurcher, 

 The Bandog, 

 The Dropper, 

 The Bull-terrier, 

 The Alicant Dog, 

 The Shock Dog, 

 The Artois Dog, 

 The Griffin Dog, 

 The Kangaroo Dog. 



These Mongrel" races may be quickly dispatched. The 

 LURCHER I have already treated of among the rough grey, 

 hounds. 



The BANDOG is figured and described by Bewick. He 

 seems to have been a sort of light mastiff, and has all the ap- 

 pearance of having been a cross between that dog and fox. 

 hound. He is now, I should imagine, quite extinct. 



THE DROPPER 



Is a cross between pointer and setter. He is a most useful 

 dog in the field, and in high esteem with such sportsmen as, 

 shooting in a wet country, like a dog of all work. The 

 " Yorkshire Dropper" has been long famous among sporting 

 dogs. 



THE BULL-TERRIER. 



A cross between terrier and bull-dog, varying in aspect ac- 

 cording to the sort of terrier to which he owes descent : a 

 lively, courageous dog, well adapted for all kinds of mischiev- 

 ous sport, and affording fewer unpleasant associations than 

 the bull-dog, while he is hardier than the terrier. 



THE ALICANT DOG 



Is a small, silky-haired spaniel, with a pug's head and muz. 

 zle. I have often thought this dog is related to our King 

 Charles and Blenheim breeds. 



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