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CARNIVORES. 
divided into rough and smooth St. Bernards, according to the length of the hair; 
our illustration representing a specimen of the rough-haired breed. The rough 
St. Bernard has the coat of the body long and wavy, with the tail very bushy, and 
the fringe on the fore-legs comparatively small. There is great variety in colour; 
one strain being a rich orange-tawny mixed with brown, others are red-and-white, 
others, again, brindled or fawn, or those colours more or less mixed with white, 
while some may be almost white. The head is large, with a higher elevation at 
the eyes than in the Newfoundland, and the muzzle rather long and squared, with 
BOUGH ST. BERNARD uat. size). 
slightly pendulous lips. The ears are relatively small, and their hair should be 
rather rougher than that of the body. The eyes are full but deeply set. The feet 
are very large, apparently for the purpose of supporting the animal in the snows 
of its native home, and may be furnished with double dew-claws. The smooth St. 
Bernard differs mainly from the rough breed by its nearly smooth coat; the tail being 
comparatively thin, and the legs and ears entirely free from any fringes of hair. 
Bloodhound The bloodhound is our first representative of the fourth division 
of domestic dogs, which includes the pointer, and all those usually 
denominated hounds. All are characterised by their large drooping ears; and 
most of them by their smooth coats, and the absence of any fringe of hair on 
