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The Great Water Spaniel is also distinguished 
in a similar manner by its curled hair, and its 
propensity to the water. There is a smaller va- 
riety of the Water Dog, called the Little Barhet, 
which^ in general appearance^ extremely resem- 
bles the larger. 
Newfoundland Dog. — This variety is of a very 
large size ; and, from its strength and docility, is 
one of those which are best calculated for the se- 
curity of a house : the feet in this dog are more 
palmated than usual, and the animal is remark 
ably fond of plunging into the water. 
Ki72g Cha?^les's Dog. — ^This is one of the most 
elegant varieties of the Dog, and it is recorded 
that King Charles the Second hardly ever walked 
out without being attended by some of this breed. 
It is in some degree alhed to the small Water 
Spaniel^ and is generally blacky with the roof of 
the mouth of the same colour. It is the Gi^edin 
of BulFon, and the Canis hxmpilis Lin. Gmel. 
The Dog called by Buffon the Fyrame is one of 
its varieties, and is distinguished by a patch of red 
on the legs and over each eye. 
Maltese Dog — (Canis Melitasus. Lin. Gmel.} 
This is a very small kind of spaniel, generally 
of a white colour, and is one of the most elegant 
of the lap-dog tribe. In some of its varieties 
the hair is extremely long, a^ in the Skock and 
the Lion-Dog. 
Hound. — (Canis Sagax. Lin. Gmel.} This ad- 
mits of some varieties. The old English Hound 
is distinguished by its great size and strength ; its 
