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BREEDING. 



pace of any kind of dog, no discussion would arise as to the best 

 means of effecting the object, this breed being immediately selected. 

 So also the bulldog is proverbial for courage, and fortunately 

 he is so formed as to \e readily made to amalgamate with other 

 breeds. Even the greyhound recovers his peculiar shape com- 

 pletely in the fourth generation, and in the third it would be 

 difficult to discover any certain proof of the existence of the cross. 



" Heou,ba," third Cross from the Bulldog. 



With regard to nose, there may be a difference of opinion 

 depending upon the purpose to which it is devoted ; but as it is 

 seldom that this quality is wanted to be engrafted on speed or 

 courage, the reverse being the usual course, it is scarcely necessary 

 to dilate upon it. Thus it may be desirable to alter or improve 

 the nose of the hound, the pointer, the setter, the spaniel, or the 



