198 WATCHDOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. 
easily able to analyse their produce, and I found in them two distinct types— 
one due to the dog, very tall, but a little short in the body and high on the 
leg, while their heads were slightly deficient in breadth ; the other due to the 
bitch, equally tall, but deep, lengthy, and muscular, with broad massive heads 
and muzzles. Some of these latter stood 33 inches at the shoulder, and by 
the time they were two years old weighed upwards of 190 lbs. They had 
invariably a fifth toe on each hind-leg, which toe was quite distinct from a 
dew-claw, and formed an integral portion of their feet. By bad management, 
I was only able to bring a somewhat indifferent specimen with me on my return 
to England from America, « badly reared animal, who nevertheless stood 32 
inches at the shoulder, and weighed 170 lbs. This dog, ‘Lion,’ was the sire 
of ‘Governor’ and ‘ Harold,’ by Mr. Lukey’s bitch ‘ Countess,’ and so certain 
was I of the vast size of the breed in him, that I stated beforehand, much 
to Mr, Lukey’s incredulity, that the produce would be dogs standing 33 inches 
at the shoulder—the result being that both ‘Governor’ and his. brother 
‘Harold’ were fully that height. In choosing the whelps, Mr. Lukey retained 
for himself the best-marked one, an animal that took after the lighter of the 
two strains that existed in the sire; for ‘Governor,’ grand dog and perfect 
mastiff as he was compared to most others of the breed, was nevertheless 
shorter in the body, higher on the leg, and with less muscular development 
than ‘Harold,’ while his head, large as it was, barely measured as much 
round as did his brother’s. I, who went by the development of the fifth toe 
(in this case only a dew-claw), chose ‘Harold,’ a dog which combined all the 
best points except colour of both strains, and was a very perfect reproduction 
on a larger scale of his dam, ‘Countess.’ This dog was the finest male specimen 
of the breed I have met with. His breast at ten months old, standing up, 
measured 13 inches across, with a girth of 41 inches, and he weighed in 
moderate condition 140 lbs., and at twelve months old 160 lbs. ; while at 13$ 
months old ‘Governor’ only weighed, in excellent condition, 150 lbs., with a 
girth of 40 inches ; and inasmuch as ‘Governor’ eventually weighed 180 lbs. 
or even more, the size to which ‘ Harold’ probably attained must have been very 
great. His head also in size and shape promised to be perfect. 
“T will mention three other dogs. The first, Lord Waldegrave’s ‘Turk,’ 
better known as ‘Couchez,’ was the foundation of Mr. Lukey’s breed. This: 
dog has frequently been described to me by Bill George and Mr. Lukey, and I 
have a painting of his head at the present moment. He stood about 294 inches 
or 30 inches at the shoulder, with great length and muscular development, 
and, although he was never anything but thin, weighed about 130 lbs. 
Muzzle broad and heavy, with deep flews ; skin over the eyes and about the 
neck very loose ; colour red, with very black muzzle. He was a most savage 
animal ; was fought several times with other animals, and was invariably 
victorious. The second was a tailless brindled bitch, bought by Mr. Lukev 
from George White of Knightsbridge. She was a very large, massively built 
animal, standing 30 inches at the shoulder. Her produce with ‘Couchez’ 
were remarkably fine. ‘Long-bodied, big-limbed, heavy-headed bitches. They 
