12 WILD AND HALF-RECLAIMED DOGS. 
pointed, the ears short and erect. Height about 24 inches, length 
30 inches. His coat is more like fur than hair, and is composed 
of a mixture of silky and woolly hair, the former being of a deep 
yellow, while the latter is grey. The tail is long and bushy, and 
resembles that of the fox, excepting in carriage, the dingo curling 
it over the hip, while the fox trails it along the ground.* While 
in his unreclaimed state this dog is savage and unmanageable, but 
is easily tamed, though even then he is not to be trusted, and 
when set at liberty will endeavour to escape. Many dingoes have 
been brought to this country, and some of its crosses with the 
terrier have been exhibited as hybrids between the dog and fox, 
which latter animal they closely resemble, with the single excep- 
tion of the pendulous tail. Whenever, therefore, a specimen is 
prodtced which is said to be this hybrid, every care must be taken 
to ascertain the real parentage without relying upon the looks 
alone. 
Il—THE DHOLE. 
The native wild dog of India, called the dhole, resembles the 
dingo in all but the tail, which, though hairy, is not at all bushy. 
The following is Captain Williamson’s description, extracted from 
his “Oriental Field Sports,” which is admitted to be a very 
accurate account by those who have been much in India :—‘ The 
dholes are of the size of a small greyhound. Their countenance 
is enlivened by unusually brilliant eyes. Their body, which is, 
slender and deep-chested, is thinly covered by a coat of hair of a 
reddish_brown or grey colour. The tail is dark towards its ex- 
tremity. ‘The limbs are light, compact, and strong, and equally 
calculated for speed and power. ‘They resemble many of the 
common pariah dogs in form, but the singularity of their colour 
and marks at once demonstrate an evident distinction. These 
dogs are said to be perfectly harmless if unmolested. They do 
not willingly approach persons, but, if they chance to meet any 
in their course, they do not show any particular anxiety to escape. 
They view the haman race rather as objects of curiosity than 
either of apprehension or enmity. The natives who reside near 
* The engraving of the dingo was taken from an animal in confinement, in which 
state the tail is seldom curled upwards. ‘ 
