THE COMMON GREYHOUND. 



fmall, fmooth, and of a delicate flructure. This little creature is of uncommon 

 beauty, and generally a great favourite with the ladies, who permit him to 

 have the honour of attending them in their walks : it is not, however, very 

 common in England, the climate being too fevere for its delicate conftitution. 



The Dog, taken in a general view, may be confidered as an animal 

 feledted by man from- all other quadrupeds, as his fervant, his companion, 

 and his friend ; and he fills thefe feveral polls with dillinguifhed propriety ;. 

 grateful in his temper, and conflant in his attachments, he feems happy when 

 he can render his mafler any fervice, and when he cannot, he loads him with 

 careues; he patiently fubmits to chaftifement for real or imaginary offences; 

 and his attachment appears to be even increafed by correction ; thefe 

 difpofitions, it is true, vary in degree in different individuals, and feem to 

 depend much on the treatment they receive, and the habits in which they 

 are educated. 



The fportfman's Dog partakes of his mailer's pleafure, and while he 

 contributes to promote it, is himfelf enjoying the highefl gratification: this 

 is evident from the tranfport he fhews at the fight of a gun, and his 

 indefatigable ardour in the field of fport; thus endeared to each other by a 

 participation of enjoyment, fatigue, and danger, it is no wonder that he is 

 united to his mailer by an attachment which only ends with his death. The 

 more domeftic Dog is attached to the family by the care that is taken of 

 him, the carefles he receives, and the habits of affociation ; which he amply 

 repays, by guarding faithfully the property of his mailer, even at the expence 

 of his own life. 



The Dog is highly fufceptible of the imprellions of education ; this is 

 evident by the wonderful fagacity of thofe ufed by fhepherds and drovers, who 

 need but a fingle look from their mafler to comprehend fully his will, which 

 they inllantly execute with the utmoll cheerful nefs and accuracy; and fome 

 Dogs have even been taught to compofe words with letters placed before 

 them, to perform calculations with numbers, and in many other inflances to 

 difcover proofs of a highly imitative, if not intelligent faculty; not to mention 

 thofe taught to dance, whofe drolleries are fo well known every where. 



