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122. The Coach-dog is chiefly valued for its 
beauty, its colour being white, elegantly and pro- 
fusely marked with round black spots. Its power 
of smelling is indifferent, and it is generally kept in 
genteel houses as an attendant on a carriage. 
THE GREYHOUND. 
123. The Greyhound has a long and slender 
body, also a long and tapering head. His eyes are 
full, and his ears small. He is the swiftest of the 
Dog kind. He courses by sight, and not by scent, 
as other hounds do ; and he is supposed to outlive 
all the Dog tribe. This elegant animal was once 
held in such estimation in England, that he was the 
peculiar companion of a gentleman, who was an- 
ciently known by his horse, his hawk, and his Grey- 
hound. 
124. The Pointer is trained with care and atten- 
tion, so as to afford great assistance to the sports- 
Wbat is the Coach-dog 1 valued for ? 
Describe the Greyhound. 
In what estimation was the Greyhound once held in England 1 
