Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . ed ! Some ofthese make good cross breeds, particularly the ORIGIN OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOGS. 33 St. Bernard and Newfoundland. This amalga-mation adds to the beauty of the St. Bernard,and to the size of the Newfoundland ; and, Ithink is the happiest mixture for an imposingand trustworthy family watch dog. Neverthe-less, as this is the only cross I care about, Ishall not enlarge on the subject; in other casesI prefer the pure stock, as far as it can bedepended on, unless a cross be persisted in, un-til it turns out to suit ones purpose. N
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . ed ! Some ofthese make good cross breeds, particularly the ORIGIN OF DIFFERENT BREEDS OF DOGS. 33 St. Bernard and Newfoundland. This amalga-mation adds to the beauty of the St. Bernard,and to the size of the Newfoundland ; and, Ithink is the happiest mixture for an imposingand trustworthy family watch dog. Neverthe-less, as this is the only cross I care about, Ishall not enlarge on the subject; in other casesI prefer the pure stock, as far as it can bedepended on, unless a cross be persisted in, un-til it turns out to suit ones purpose. Never-theless, a little Hound in the Pointer, a littleSpaniel in the Setter, &c., if judgmaticallyinfused, may serve to arouse the dormantenergies of an out-bred stock, and impart newvigor to a novel procreation. In fact, nobreed can be sustained, without an occasionalsprinkle of foreign blood, except, at the risk ofsacrificing health and strength, and of eventu-ally dwindling our chosen ones to perfectnonentities—weak, puny, lifeless,
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