§84 DOG. 
riety is naturally divested of hair, and is supposed 
to have originated in some very warm climate. 
It is called by Bulfon Le Chien Turc. 
Mastiff.— Tht MastifF is of a very strong and 
thick form, with a large head, a bold counte- 
nance, and large lips hanging down on each side. 
Dr. Caius, who lived in the reign of Ehzabeth, 
and Avho described the several varieties of English 
Dogs, tells us, that three Mastifts were reckoned 
a match for a Bear, and four for a Lion ; but from 
an experiment made in the Tower in the reign of 
James the First, a lion was found an unequal match 
to only three. Two of the Dogs were disabled 
by the combat, but the third forced the Lion to 
seek for safety by flight. 
Bull i^oo-— This is a kind of MastifF on a 
smaller scale ; with a somewhat flatter snout, and 
a greater ferocity of aspect. The Bull Dog is re- 
markable for the undaunted and savage pertina- 
city with which it provokes and continues the 
fight, and, when it has fixed its bite, is with ex- 
treme difficulty disengaged from its antagonist. 
It is the Dog employed in the barbarous diver- 
sion of bull-baiting. 
Pug Bog, — ^This is a small and innocent re- 
semblance of the former, and is in some coun- 
tries considered as a kind of lap-dog. This, ac- 
cordino- to Mrs. Piozzi, is the case at Padua 
Terrier.— The Terrier (says Mr. Bewick) is ge- 
nerally an attendant on every pack of hounds, 
and is very expert in forcing foxes or other game 
out of their coverts. It is the determined enemy 
