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Tliis animal is employed eliietlv as a coaeli-dog, and is capable of strong 

 attai'hment ta liorses and otiier animals. A gentleman ot' ^Manchester, 

 England, had a small Dalmatian Dog which was accustomed to be in the 

 stable with two of" his carriage-horses, and to lie in the stall with one of 

 tiiem, to which he was particnlarly attached. The servant who took care of 

 the horses was ordered to go to Stockport, which is distant seven miles, 

 upon one of the horses, and took the favorite of the dog with him, leaving 

 the other with him in the stable ; being apprehensive lest the dog, wdiich was 

 mncli valued bv Ids master, sliould be lost n[)on tiie road. After the man 

 and liorse had been gone abont an lionr, some person coming accidentally 

 into the stable, the dog took the opportunity of (putting his confinement, 

 and immediately set off in quest oi' liis companion. The man, who had 

 {Inished the business he was sent upon, was just leaving Stockport, when lie 

 was suriiriscd to meet tlie doir he had left in the stable cominir with "Tcat 

 sjieed down the hill into the town, and seemed greatly rejoiced to meet 

 with his friendly companion, whom he had followed so far by scent. Tiic 

 friendship between tliese animals was reciprocal ; for the servant going one 

 day to water the carriage horses at a large stone trough, which was then at 

 one cn<l of the exchange, the dog, as usual, accompanying tiicm, was at- 

 tacked by a large ]\IastilF, and in danger of being nuich worried, when the 

 horse, — his friend, — which was led by the servant with a halter, suddenly 

 broke loose from him, and went to the place where the d<;>gs were fighting, 

 and with a kick of one of iiis heels struck the Mastiff from the other dog, 

 far into a cooper's cellar 0[)[)0site ; and iiaving thus rescued his companion, 

 returned quietly to drink with liim at the conduit. 



The Poodle [Cauis arjualicns) . — Tliis s[)ecics is described as ha\ing 

 the head large and round, the cerebral more developed than in others, the 

 frontal sinus expanded, tlie cars long, and legs short. The hair is very 

 long and curlv, tlie color ^vhite, or black and white, or rufous. Tlic I'oodle 

 is a German dog, and was introduced into France during the IJevolution, 

 and thence made its way, as a general favorite, in all civilized countries. It 

 is remarkable for its intelligence, and the strength of its attachment to its 

 master, and possesses an extraordinary faculty for discovering lost propert}-. 

 It is a general f\ivorite with ladies and children. 



SUB-GENUS II. LUrUS — The ■,VoLF. 

 In their anatomy and dentition the wolves do not differ materially from the 

 true dogs, but in size and strength they generally surpass the largest of 

 the latter. The real difference between the wolf and domestic dog is of a 

 moral character, and lies in that mysterious inward something which im- 

 presses itself on the external features, and gi\es complexion to the outward 



