. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. AATC'KAL HISTORr. THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG is, according to Youatt, simply a large Spaniel: it is the finest and largest of "Water-dogs (see figure on p. 121), besides Ijeing amongst the most intelligent and courageous. It is covered with thick curly hair, usually black or black-and-white, the curls being more flowing and not so close and woolly as in the ordinary Spaniel or the Eetriever. So fully is this Dog adapted for swimming, that its feet have very considerable webs, extending between the toes—an evident adaptation to its aquatic h
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. AATC'KAL HISTORr. THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG is, according to Youatt, simply a large Spaniel: it is the finest and largest of "Water-dogs (see figure on p. 121), besides Ijeing amongst the most intelligent and courageous. It is covered with thick curly hair, usually black or black-and-white, the curls being more flowing and not so close and woolly as in the ordinary Spaniel or the Eetriever. So fully is this Dog adapted for swimming, that its feet have very considerable webs, extending between the toes—an evident adaptation to its aquatic habits. Of the use and intelligence of this Dog it is needless to gi\e instances. Again and again it Las. saved the lives of drowning peopk when liuninn help was unavailable. We can give only one anecdote illustrative of the value of this Dog, whose kindness of heart is equal to his courage: who will guard and play with a little child or save a strong man from drowning \vit\i equal skill and readiness :— "A native of Germany was travelling one evening on foot through Holland, accompanied by a large Dog. "Walkuig on a high bank, which formed one side of a dyke, his foot slipped, and he was jn-ecipitated into the water; and, being unable to s^vim, soon became senseless. When he recovered his recollection, he foimd himself in a cottage on the contrary side of the dyke, suiTOunded by peasanlri, v/ho had been using the means for the recovery of drowned persons. The account given by one cf them was that, returning home from his labour, he observed at a considerable distance a large Dog in the water, swimming and dragging, and sometimes pushing along, something that he seemed to ha^o great difiiculty in supporting, but which he at length succeeded in getting into a small creek on tiie opposite side. When the animal had pulled what he had hitherto supported as far out of the as he was able, the peasant discovered that it was the body of a man, whose face and hands t
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