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bones of the head are not con pleted ; the body and 

 miizzel are bloated, and the whole figure is ill de- 

 signed. But in less than two months, they acquire 

 the use of all their senses. Their growth is rapid, 

 and they soon gain strength. In the fourth month 

 they lose their teeth ; which, as in other animals, are 

 soon replaced, and never fall out again. 



There are qo fewer than twenty-three varieties of 

 the Dog, among which all our domestic kinds are 

 included. Of these the following is an enumera- 

 tion : — 



1. New Holland Dog " 13. Dalmatian, or Spotted 



2. Pomeranian Dog Dog 



*3. SiL'erian Dog 14. Irish Greyhound 



4. Iceland Dog 15. Common Gieyb.ound 



5. Water Dog lb". Italian Greyhound 



6. Great Water Spaniel 17- Naked Dog 

 *7. Newfoundland Dog *18. Mastiff 



8. King Charles's Dog -Mp. Bull Dog 



9, Maltese Dcg 20. Pug Dog 

 *10. Hound *21. Terrier 

 *ll. Blood Hound 22. Turnspit 



12. Pointer 23. Alco, or Peruvian Doj 



To dwell on the description or particular quali- 

 ties of this animal, so well known to both learned 

 and unlearned readers, would be unnecessary. In- 

 stead therefore of any eulogium on his character or 

 uses, I shall bring forward for their amusement and 

 instruction such Vv'cll autlienticated instances of his 



* I'hcse marked ',vilh an astcii!.k I shall have occabiun particuljiily 

 to noiAC. 



