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having been found on the monument of Thothmes III., who reigned over 

 Egypt more than 2000 years B. C, and the figure of a breed of similiar 

 appearance having been discovered on early Assyrian sculpture, the species 

 has come to popular notice in this country only within a comparatively 

 short time. Its quaint shape and peculiar appearance always attracts 

 attention, and its general good qualities are rapidly bringing it into 

 prominence. 



In Europe it is used to hunt deer, foxes, and the badger, principally, 

 however, with the two former, by taking up and following faint scents, and 

 is much prized in the pursuit of wounded game. 



It is also often employed to drive badgers and foxes from their dens, 

 and, if occasion requires, it shows great pluck and persistency. 



To show the courage of this curious little hound, a writer states that 

 he had one of only fifteen pounds' weight turn a hedgehog out of a drain, 

 and grip the plucky ball, heedless of the spikes, and crush it with as much 

 seeming ease as a terrier does a rat. 



The Dachschunde possesses extraordinary scenting powers, and it has 

 been trained to quarter the ground like a pointer, work the game to the 

 gun if it be possible, and even has been known to retrieve birds that had 

 been shot. It is never quarrelsome, and it rarely begins a fight, but if 

 attacked by a larger dog it never hangs back, and as it generally fights 

 low, working among its adversary's legs and throat, it generally comes out 

 victorious. 



In England, while it is used largely in the field, it is a favorite house 

 dog, and on account of its cleanliness and affectionate disposition, is often 

 a pet with the ladies. 



The English fanciers require that the dog shall be of about twenty 

 pounds in weight, from eight and a half to ten inches in height and from 

 thirty-six to thirty-eight inches in length, and the American standard 

 demands a long, low and graceful form, with a skin thick, loose, supple, 

 and in great quantity, the coat to be dense, short and strong and of any 

 color, although much white is' objectionable. 



Until only a few years ago the Clumber spaniel was almost unknown 

 in this country ; in fact, in consequence of the difficulty of obtaining speci- 

 mens from the Dukes of Newcastle, by whom the breed has been owned 

 for generations, it has, until recently, been a rarely-seen breed, even in 

 England. 



So exclusively has it been retained in only the highest families, that it 

 is termed by many the aristocrat among dogs, and when any could be 

 obtained they were highly treasured. 



Of the origin of the breed but little is known ; the first of the Newcastle 

 stock was imported from France, from the kennels of the Due de Noailles, 



