POMESTIC DOGS. 539 
brindle, fallow, or red dogs come next in estimation. Entirely black or black-and- 
white bull-dogs are less valued. 
THE BULL-DOG ({ nat. size). 
This breed, as its name implies, is a cross between the bull-dog 
and the smooth terrier; but it varies in form and size according to 
the amount of bull or terrier blood. The jaws must be long and powerful, and the 
hollow between the eyes of the bull-dog should be quite eliminated, while the 
profile should be nearly straight. The coat should be short, firm, and close, and, 
in a perfect animal, should be milky-white throughout, the nose being black. The 
worst point about a bull-terrier is its quarrelsome disposition, which is rendered 
all the more objectionable by its courage and strength. 
The German boarhound, together with the variety known as the 
great Dane, is the largest European representative of the mastiff 
group. These dogs have long been bred in Germany and Denmark, although 
but comparatively recently introduced into England. In their native countries 
they were originally used for boar or deer-hunting, but are now more often 
employed as watch-dogs. There is considerable variation in these dogs, and it is 
difficult to determine which is the true breed. “Stonehenge” regards the boarhound 
and the great Dane as in all respects identical, but Brehm considers them distinct, 
and is of opinion that while the German boarhound is a pure-bred animal, the 
great Dane is a cross between the bull-dog and the greyhound. The great Dane, 
Bull-Terrier. 
Boarhound. 
