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DOGS. 
Terriers are extremely attached to their master, and are capable of learn¬ 
ing many amusing tricks. An English naturalist says: “I had a ter¬ 
rier, said to be of Irish breed, who had imbibed many of the eccentricities 
of the Irish character. He was particularly fond of terrifying lapdogs—a 
species of animal which he held in supreme contempt. On one occasion, 
he met a very fat lapdog, the property of an equally fat old lady, waddling 
along the street. Rory looked at it for a short time, and then gave it a pat, 
which rolled it over on its back. Its mistress immediately snatched it up, 
and put it on her muff, whereupon Rory erected himself on his hind legs— 
an art which he possessed in great perfection—and walked along by her 
side, making occasional snatches at the lapdog. The terrified old lady 
struck at him with her boa, which Rory immediately caught in his mouth, 
and carried off down the street in an ecstasy of delight, ever and anon 
tripping over it, and rolling head over heels.” 
NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. 
The Newfoundland dog is a fine fellow, and the boy who has one of a 
pure breed is to be envied. He is the prince of water-dogs; but you 
had better keep him home when you go to swim, unless he is well 
trained, for he will be apt to think you are drowning, and drag you out, 
whether or no. 
The shepherd’s dog and drover’s dog are very much alike in character, 
though not resembling each other in appearance. They are very useful 
and greatly valued in some parts of England, and in the Highlands of 
Scotland. They are not much known in the United States. 
