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THE ESQUIMAUX DOG. 
However, the big Dog happened to be a clever one, and spying a pailful of boiling tar, he 
bolted towards it, and deliberately lowered his foe into the hot and viscous material. The 
bull-dog had never calculated on such a reception, and made its escape as fast as it could run, 
bearing with it a scalding memento of the occasion. 
The attachment which these magnificent Dogs feel towards mankind is almost unaccount- 
able, for they have been often known to undergo the greatest hardships in order to bring 
succor to a person whom they had never seen before. -A Newfoundland Dog has been known 
to discover a poor man perishing in the snow from cold and inanition, to dash off, procure 
assistance, telling by certain doggish language of its own of the need for help, and then to 
gallop back again to the sufferer, lying upon him as if to afford vital heat from his own body, 
and there to wait until the desired assistance arrived. 
I might multiply anecdote upon anecdote of the wondrous powers of this spirited animal, 
but must pass on to make room for others. 
There are two kinds of Newfoundland Dog ; one, a very large animal, standing some 
thirty-two inches in height ; and the other, a smaller Dog, measuring twenty-four or twenty- 
five inches high. The latter animal is sometimes called the Labrador Dog, and sometimes is 
termed the St. John’s Dog. When crossed with the setter, the Labrador Dog gives birth to 
the Retriever. The large Newfoundland is generally crossed with the mastiff. 
There are few Dogs which are more adapted for fetching and carrying than the Newfound- 
land. This Dog always likes to have something in its mouth, and seems to derive a kind of 
dignity from the conveyance of its master’s property. It can be trained to seek for any object 
that has been left at a distance, and being gifted with a most persevering nature, will seldom 
yield the point until it has succeeded in its search. 
A rather amusing example of this faculty in the Newfoundland Dog has lately come 
before my notice. 
A gentleman was on a visit to one of his friends, taking with him a fine Newfoundland 
Dog. Being fond of reading, he was accustomed to take his book upon the downs, and to 
enjoy at the same time the pleasures of literature and the invigorating breezes that blew freshly 
over the hills. On one occasion, he was so deeply buried in his book, that he overstayed his 
time, and being recalled to a sense of his delinquency by a glance at his watch, hastily 
pocketed his book, and made for home with his best speed. 
Just as he arrived at the house, he found that he had inadvertently left his gold-headed 
cane on the spot where he had been sitting, and as it was a piece of property which he valued 
extremely, he was much annoyed at his mischance. 
He would have sent his Dog to look for it, had not the animal chosen to accompany a 
friend in a short walk. However, as soon as the Dog arrived, his master explained Ms loss to 
the animal, and begged him to find the lost cane. Just as he completed his explanations, 
dinner was announced, and he was obliged to take his seat at table, Soon after the second 
course was upon the table, a great uproar was heard in the hall ; sounds of pushing and 
scuffling were very audible, and angry voices forced themselves on the ear. Presently, the 
phalanx of servants gave way, and in rushed the Newfoundland Dog, bearing in Ms mouth 
the missing cane. He would not permit any hand but his master’s to take the cane from his 
mouth, and it was his resistance to the attempts of the servants to dispossess him of his 
master’s property that had led to the skirmish. 
It has been mentioned that the Newfoundland Dog is employed during the winter 
months in dragging carts of hewn wood to their destination, and that it is unkindly treated 
by the very men who derive the most benefit from its exertions. 
The Esquimaux Dog, however, spends almost its entire life in drawing sledges, or in 
carrying heavy loads, being, in fact, the only beast of burden or traction in the northern parts 
of America and the neighboring islands. Some, indeed, are turned loose at the beginning of 
the summer, and many get their living as they can, until winter summons them back again to 
scanty meals and perpetual toil. But many of the Esquimaux Dogs are retained in servitude 
for the entire year, and during the summer months are called upon to give their aid m draught 
