THE DOG. 
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pie, blue pie or yellow pic, gray pie, lemon pie; 3d. Black; 4th. White; 5th. 
Red; 6th. Blue. 
He trails quickly, and is speedy and of great bottom, and in this country 
frequently used for rabbit hunting. 
TnE BEAGLE. 
The beagle hound of a century back has been almost entirely displaced by 
the dwarf fox hound, or a cross of the small beagle with the fox hound and . 
harrier. In this country they are found of many sizes, and may be styled the 
dwarf medium, and the large beagle. He can be appropriately termed a 
pocket edition of the fox hound, and resembles him very much in appearance. 
He is used almost exclusively for rabbit hunting, trailing at a moderate 
pace with a true nose and musical voice. The dwarf beagle is now scarce even 
in England, and should measure not higher than 9 to 16 inches. The medium 
beagle measures 12 to 20 inches high, and the description given can be taken 
as a type of all. Head wide and round, short nose, drooping and full ears, 
body that of a diminutive fox hound, and color of the same shades. 
THE SHEEP DOG. 
The English sheep dog is found of many varieties, and so different are they, 
that we can only dwell upon the main characteristics of the leading one. He 
has a sharp nose, medium size head, small eyes, and well-shaped body covered 
with thick and almost woolly hair, growing full and strong about the neck 
and breast. Tail long and bushy ; legs strong, and feet protected with hair 
for work on stony roads and hills. Sheep dogs arc always found with dew- 
claws. Color grey, or black, or brown, with more or less white. A\ eight 
about 50 to 60 pounds. 
v The colly, or Scotch sheep dog, has a broader head, which gives his nozzle 
a sharper appearance than the English dog. His eye is likewise small, but 
his ear is slightly more pricked as a rule. His tail is long and bushy, and 
his form a little stouter than the English shepherd dog’s. Color always black 
and tan with little white. 
THE GREYHOUND. 
This dog has also been known in Great Britain for many generations, and 
has always been used for coursing the hare, or in other words to run down his 
game by sight. His head is very long and narrow, neck slender and duck- 
like, as it is called, back strong, tail long and ratlike, gradually turning up- 
ward as it begins to taper, hind quarters greatly curved, and shoulders oblique, 
•bowing great fleetness. A good measurement for the greyhound would be 
as follows: circumference of head between the eyes 14 to 15 inches, length of 
»eck 10 inches, circumference of chest 28 to 30 inches, length of arm 9 inches. 
