Varieties of the Dog. 29 
The exact origin of the bloodhound has not been 
satisfactorily defined. As we see him to-day, he is the 
evidence of careful selection, and the production of de- 
velopment of the highest order. He is the perfect com- 
bination of dignity, with a consciousness of inherent 
power, yet his movements as a massive animal are really 
graceful. In temperanient he is docile, obedient, affec- 
Bloodhound, 
tionate, faithful, and reliable, and on this account proves 
the perfect companion and protector to child or adult, 
qualities derived only under careful training, as the lessons 
are begun in puppyhood. Even in this he is apt to 
become self-willed and turbulent, but under prompt re- 
pression, good lessons are carried home, and at length 
he assumes his position as companion and protector, his 
faithfulness being equal if not superior to that of any 
other breed. His proportions are large, even massive, 
