. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . sus. 140 MAMMALIA—DOG. great difficulty, be made to quit his hold. Such is his rage, that at a bullfight in the north of England, a brute in the shape of a man, wagered, thaihe would successively cut off the feet of his dog, and that the animal shouldreturn to the attack after each amputation. The horrible experiment wastried, and the wager was won. Two of these dogs, let loose, at once, are amatch for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE SHEPHERDS
. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . sus. 140 MAMMALIA—DOG. great difficulty, be made to quit his hold. Such is his rage, that at a bullfight in the north of England, a brute in the shape of a man, wagered, thaihe would successively cut off the feet of his dog, and that the animal shouldreturn to the attack after each amputation. The horrible experiment wastried, and the wager was won. Two of these dogs, let loose, at once, are amatch for a bull, three for a bear, and four for a lion. THE SHEPHERDS This dog is distinguished by his upright ears and sharp muzzle. Hisbody is long, and covered with thick, woolly-like hair; his legs are rathershort. All of his feet have one, and some of them two superfluous toes,which appear destitute of muscles, and hang dangling at the hind part ofthe leg. When properly trained, this dog becomes perfectly well acquaint-ed with every individual sheep of his masters flock, and is of the greatestservice to the pastoral inhabitants of the northern parts of Great Britain. THE BLOOD-HOUND. ^^^^ ; T*L^ Is a tall, beautifully formed animal, usually of a reddish or brown color,which was anciently in high esteem in England. His employ was torecover any game that had escaped wounded from the hunter, or had beenstolen out of the forest; but he was still more serviceable in huntingthieves and robbers by their footsteps. For the latter purpose they are nowalmost disused in that country; but they are still sometimes employed inthe royal forests to track deer stealers, and on such occasions they displayan extraordinary sagacity and acuteness of scent. In the Spanish WestIndia islands, however, they are constantly used in the pursuit of criminals,and are accompanied by officers called chasseurs. 1 C. domesticus. MAMMALIA-DOG. 141 THE AFRICAN BLOOD-HOUND.
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