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Pariah dogs in other countries are very similar in manners to the above, but 
in Constantinople and most Indian cities they habitually frequent the streets, and 
are as habitually ill-used by the passers-by. In Siam and some other Buddhist 
countries they are, however, specially protected by the lamas, or priests, and are 
allowed to use the temples as places of refuge; but the food supply of these 
dogs is of the scantiest, and their appearance is consequently miserable in the 
extreme. 
English Grey- With this breed we come to the first member of the second main 
hound. = croup of dogs, all of which are characterised by their long and 
narrow muzzles, their slight build, elongated limbs, and small ears, falling at the 
ENGLISH GREYHOUND (j; nat. size). 
tips ; but they differ greatly in the length of the hair. They are further characterised 
by their habit of hunting either entirely or partially by sight, instead of by scent. 
The long slender skull of the greyhound points to close affinity with the 
wolf, and this group of dogs is, therefore, placed here. The English greyhound. 
which is of great antiquity, has indeed been regarded by some as the ancestral 
stock of all our domestic breeds of dogs, but this is more than doubtful. It 
inay be so readily distinguished at a glance from all other dogs by its general 
slender form, smooth hair, and rat-like tail, coupled with its comparatively large 
