DOG 
DOG 
loft, recover It again by thk lingular diftinguiftiing 
faculty, even though the animal fhould have re- 
joined the herd. This fpecies, however, is now 
either loft, or totally unknov/n among us. 
Dog, Blood-Hound. This creature was in 
high eftimation among our a6live anceftors. His 
ufefulnefs confifted in recovering any game that 
had either efcaped from the hunter in a wounded 
condition, or had been killed and ftolen out of the 
foreft. When Great-Britain was lefs populous 
than at prefent, he was likewife employed in hunt- 
ing thieves and robbers by means of their foot- 
fteps; at this time, however, the country being 
every where peopled, this variety feems to be en- 
tirely worn out. See Bloot^-Hound. 
Dog, Leymmer. This animal, according to 
Caius, hunted both by the fcent and fight; and, 
with refpe£t to the fhape of his body, partoolc of 
the hound and the grey-hound. He was ufually 
condu6ted to the field by a leyme, or thong ; from 
whence his name is derived. This fpecies is at 
prefent entirely unknov/n. 
Dog, Tumbler. This animal, which is alfo 
called the Rabbit-Dog, fomewhat refembles the 
- fmall grey-hound. He appears as if at play with 
his game even at the very time he is in purfuit of 
it. When he enters .a warren, he neither barks, 
hor runs after the rabbits; but, feemingly inatten- 
tive, approaches fo near, as to be within the reach 
of his prey, which he feizes with a bound, after the 
manner of the feline tribe. 
Dog, Lap. Lap -Dogs are of various kinds 
and fizes, owing to climate and culture. The 
Maltefe little Dogs, fo much efteemed by the la- 
dies of ancient tirnes, now give place to thofe of 
Bologna. The fmalleft ones are generally pre- 
ferred; but, the more fingular and extraordinary 
they are in their conformation, the more they are 
valued by their whimfical admirers. 
Dog, Small Danish. This animal, which is 
very gentle and fportive, refembles the harlequin 
Dog, except that he is ftiorter. His head is 
round ; his eyes are large ; and his nofe is fmall and 
flender. 
Dog, Harlequin. The Harlequin Dog re- 
fembles the laft defcribed animal, but is longer, and 
generally black and white ; though fome are white, 
and of a cinnamon hue. There are feveral varie- 
ties among thefej and, indeed, among all the 
fmaller fpecies. j 
Dog, Cur. The Cur-Dog, called alfo the 
Houfe-Dog, is about the fize of the fox, with up- 
right ears, and a kind of woolly^ hair beneath his 
tail. Cur-Dogs are generally of a mongrel breed, 
and confequently their fhapes and fizes muft be 
very different. 
Dog, Shock. Shock-Dogs are diftinguillied 
by their long curled hair, of which they have fuch 
large quantities, that fome of the white kinds have 
the appearance of ftieep; but their ftiape is very dif- 
ferent, and their hair hangs fo low and full on their 
heads, that their eyes feem almoft loft. 
Dog, Turkish. This animal differs from all 
the other fpecies in being entirely deftitute of 
hair. The (kin is fmooth, of a flefta-colour, and 
interfperfed with brown fpots. The Turkifti Dogs 
feem to be of the fmall Danifti breed, introduced 
into a warmer climate, where, in a fucceflion of 
generations, they become divefted of their hair; 
they are therefore unable to endure the rigours of our 
climate, being extremely chilly, and fubjefl to fre- 
quent fhiverings even during the moft favourable 
feafons of the year. 
Dog, Liom. This creature refembles die ani- 
mal in miniature from whence he receives hii 
name, The hair of his fore-parrs is extremely 
long, and that of his hinder ones equally fliort; 
his nofe is obtufe, and his tail long and tufted 
at the point; fo that he refembles the lion in all 
the foregoing particulars. But, notwithftanding 
this fimilarity, he differs very much from that 
fierce animal in his nature anddifpofition, being one 
of the fmalleft creatures of the kind, and extremely 
feeble, timid, and inaftive. The Lion Dogs were 
brought originally from Malta, where they are fo 
very diminutive that tlie women frequently carry 
them in their fleeves. 
Dog, New Zealand. This fpecies, which 
feems to have been originally brought from New 
Guinea, is likewiie found in the Society Iflands, and 
pretty much refembles the ftiarp-nofed, pricked- 
eared fnepherd's cur. In the above iflands, where 
thefe animals conftitute the common food of the 
Inhabitants, they arc fattened with vegetables, which 
are generally crammed down their throats when 
they will not voluntarily eat them. They are ufu- 
ally difpatched by ftrangling; and the extravafated 
blood is preferved in cocoa-nut fiiells, and baked 
for the table. They grow exceedingly fat; and 
fome Europeans, who have been enabled to over- 
com.e their prejudices to this kind of fare, allow 
the flefti to be fweet and palatable. However, 
this cuftom is not confined to thofe fimple iflanders 
alone; the ancients reckoned a young and fat Dog 
excellent food, efpeciallv if he had previoufly 
been caftrated. Hippocrates deemed the flefh of a 
grown Dog equal to mutton or pork, and very 
wholefome and ftrengthening; and the Romans, 
v/ho were very fond of fucking-puppies, facrificed 
them to their divinities, and efteemed them as 
viands in which the gods themlelves delighted. 
Dog, Barbet. This animal, which is a native 
of New Zealand, is covered with a kind of long 
filky hair much valued by the natives in trimming 
their ornamental dreffes; but his flefli is not eaten, 
like that of the common fpecies. The Zealanders 
never make ufe of their Dogs for the fame pur- 
pofes as the Europeans; and indeed they are fo ex- 
ceftively ftupid, and poflefs the fenfe of fmelling in 
fo imperfe£l a degree, that they feem totally unfit 
for the chace. They live entirely on fifh; and fo 
much care is taken of them by the natives, that 
they are never fuffered to wet their feet. 
Dog, Kamtschadale. The late ingenious 
Captain King informs us, that this animal, in his 
fhape and mien, exceedingly refembles the Pome- 
ranian, or Wolf- Dog, except that he is confidera- 
bly larger, and his hair fomewhat coarfer. The 
colours of thefe Dogs are various, but the pre- 
vailing one is a light dun, or dirty cream. ' To- 
wards the latter end of May,' fays he, * they are all 
turned loofe, and left to provide for themfelvcs dur- 
ing the fummer, being fure to return to their re- 
fpeftive homes as foon as the fnow begins to falL 
Their food in winter confifts entirely of the head, 
entrails, and bones, of falmon, wliich are faved for 
that purpofe ; and with this diet they are but fpar- 
ingly fed. In this country the breed is very 
plentiful, as may eafily be conceived from the 
great numbers employed in drawing fledges : five 
of them are yoked to one fledge, wliich carries 
only a fingle perfon; and it is remarkable, that 
bitches are never ufed for this purpofe, nor even 
Dogs before they have been caftrated. The whelps 
are trained to this bufinefs, by being tied to ftakes 
with light leather thongs wliich are made to ftretch, 
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