Your Dog and Your Cat 



is not to be trusted too far. The English Bulldog 

 makes an excellent playfellow and protector of the 

 child. Long-haired dogs should be avpided, dogs 

 that are too large and boisterous are apt to hurt 

 the small child in harmless play, and the fight- 

 ing dog should never be chosen. 



The Watchdog. — It is highly important that a 

 watchdog should possess sufficient sagacity and in- 

 telligence to enable him to discern between friends 

 and foes, and to distinguish harmless visitors from 

 questionable characters. If the dog is simply ex- 

 pected to give notice of the appearance of strangers 

 by barking, one of the smaller breeds, such as the 

 Fox Terrier, will prove most desirable, for they are 

 more wide-awake, as a rule, than the larger breeds. 

 If the dog has to protect property without htmian 

 assistance, one of the larger breeds should be 

 selected. The Shepherd Dog is especially adapted 

 to this and has been trained for the purpose. The 

 Bulldog's reputation for ferocity makes him a valu- 

 able watchdog and protector, for few people will 

 take liberties with him. 



Sporting Dogs. — Dogs have been more highly de- 

 veloped for hunting than any other purpose to 

 which they have been put. The instinct for their 

 particular work is so firmly instilled in the breed 

 that in many instances puppies go about the work 

 without any training from human sources. The 

 sportsman will be interested in the dog particularly 



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