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the property of Miss Burns, of Glenlie, 
Hamilton, who gave him the appropriate 
name Reckless. In appearance he closely 
resembled the Borzoi, which may be a de- 
scendant of the Albanian type, and is used, 
as all his admirers know, as a wolf dog. 
Originally the dog that we now know as 
THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. 
the Great Dane, and he has a dense, long 
coat, similar in texture to that of the St. 
Bernard. His head is heavy and powerful, 
with a short, blunt muzzle, broad and square, 
with heavy flews. The body is strong, with 
broad shoulders, a deep, broad chest, and a 
broad, muscular back, somewhat long for 
THE BEAR HUNT. 
FROM THE PAINTING BY SNYDERS. 
the Great Dane was used for hunting the 
wild boar; work for which his immense 
size and strength, combined with his speed, 
admirably fitted him. He was also used for 
bear hunting, and the dogs shown in Snyders’ 
well-known picture are probably of this 
breed, although the artist has given them 
longer and sharper muzzles than would be 
recognised as typical in the improved Great 
Dane of the present time. 
The Medelan, or Bear-hound of Russia, 
is a more massive dog, resembling the 
Mastiff, or the dog of Bordeaux, rather than 
his height, which is about 27 inches. His 
weight is 189 lb. or thereabout. In colour 
he is dirty yellow, or grizzle red, with white 
patches, and always shaded with black or 
dark muzzle and ears. 
Until comparatively recently the bear 
provided excellent sport in Norway, but 
during the past thirty or forty years the 
number of bears has greatly diminished in 
the Scandinavian forests. The Norwegian 
Bear-hound (Norlandshund, or Jamthund) 
still exists, however, as a well-trained and 
intelligent hunter, with magnificent scenting 
