14 NATURAL HISTORY OF THE DOG. 



THE SHOCK DOG. 



A small poodle, with silky hair instead of wool, and the 

 short, turned- up nose of the pug. 



THE ARTOIS DOG. 



Between the shock and the pug. 



THE GRIFFIN DOG. 



Apparently a cross between the sheep-dog and water-dog. 

 With the exception of the bull-terrier and dropper, none of 

 these dogs are of any use. 



THE KANGAROO DOG. 



This is a tall and handsome dog, bred between a mastiff, 

 or Newfoundland, and greyhound, with a dash of bull-dog. 

 It usually reaches the height of twenty-seven or twenty-eight 

 inches at the shoulder ; is swift, strong, and with a fair ave- 

 rage share of courage ; and is, consequently, about the best 

 description of dog that could be employed in the chase of 

 kangaroo a chase attended with considerable danger to the 

 dogs, as the kangaroo often rips up a dog from jaw to belly 

 with a single stroke of the hind-foot. A mongrel is therefore 

 the best for such a use, as it would not answer to expose val- 

 uable or high-bred dogs to so much risk. In appearance the 

 Kangaroo dog is not very unlike the tiger-hound of South 

 America. 



CHAPTER XII. 



GENERAL TREATMENT OF THE DOG. 



THOSE who desire to breed dogs of peculiar excellence for 

 themselves, will be certain of success, if they attend to one or 

 two simple directions. Do not be satisfied with the appearance 

 alone of either parent. Ascertain the pedigree as far as possi- 

 ble ; for it not unfrequently happens that a whelp, having all 

 the appearance of high breeding, will be accidentally produced 

 when one parent is absolutely of a different breed, or haply a 



