178 PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 
considered a black dog, with no more white than in Lord Byron’s 
“ Boatswain,” or than is given in the beautiful engraving by Orrin 
Smith published in Youatt’s book on the dog, which I admire 
so much that I should be sorry to replace it even by a life- 
like portrait of Mr. Maplebeck’s “Leo.” Landseer’s authority 
The Larger Newfoundland Dog (Youatt). 
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was, however, so high, that black-and-white dogs came into 
fashion, and continued so until a few years ago, when a correspon- 
dent of “The Field” started the subject, and ultimately succeeded 
in silencing the Landseer party. In many shows, however, the 
