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PASTORAL DOGS, ETC. 



is a white ground with black spots, and the coat is more woolly. 

 Most dogs of this breed are also more " on the leg " than the 

 black type. 



(c) THE ST. JOHN'S NEWFOUNDLAND OR LABRADOR DOG. 





The St. John's or Labrador. 



In Great Britain the small variety of the Newfoundland is 

 seldom kept as a mere companion, being chiefly used as a 

 retriever, either pure or more or less crossed with the setter or 

 spaniel. He is then commonly known as " a retriever " of the 

 wavy-coated kind, to distinguish him from the curly-coated cross 



