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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 



the property of Miss Bums, of Glcnlie, 

 Hamilton, who gave him the appropriate 

 name Reckless. In appearance he closely 

 resembled the Borzoi, which m.ay be a de- 

 scendant of the Albanian type, and is used, 

 as all his admirers know, as a wolf dog. 

 Originally the dog that we now know as 



the Great Dane, and he has a dense, long 

 coat, similar in texture to that of the St. 

 Bernard. His head is heavy and powerful, 

 with a short, blunt muzzle, broad and square, 

 with heavy flews. The body is strong, with 

 broad shoulders, a deep, broad chest, and a 

 broad, muscular back, somewhat long for 



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THE BEAR HUNT. 



From the Painting by SNYDERS. 



the Great Dane was used for himting thi? 

 wild boar ; work for wiiicii his immense 

 size and strength, combined with his speed, 

 admirably fitted him. He was also used for 

 bear hunting, and the dogs shown in Snyders' 

 well-known picture are probably of this 

 breed, although the artist has given them 

 longer and sharper muzzles than would be 

 recognised as typical in the improved Great 

 Dane of the present time. 



Tlie Medelan, or Bear-hound of Russia, 

 is a more massive dog, resembling the 

 Mastiff, or the dog of Bordeaux, rather than 



his height, which is about 27 inches. His 

 weight is 180 lb. or thereabout. In colour 

 he is dirty yellow, or grizzle red, with white 

 patches, and always shaded with black or 

 dark muzzle and ears. 



Until comparatively recently the bear 

 pro\-ided excellent sport in Norway, but 

 during the jmst thirty or forty years the 

 number of bears has greatly diminished in 

 the Scandinavian forests. The Norwegian 

 Bear-hound (Norlandshund, or Jamthund) 

 still exists, however, as a well-trained and 

 intelligent hunter, with magnificent scenting 



