Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . A.»C3£» E BORDER. ^ „ T •ppted bv Mr Laverack, under date of March 31st, 1875. Bred in 1869. by Mr. Laverack,ner Mr ChLlern RaVmond. Pripe of the Border is a wMte dog, with liver mark-ry HollinSrand ro»^7Mr. Langsions Blue Peter, prize winners at Birmingham and 2d \ (Dash 2d I ck, white & tan.) ( \ (blue mottled.) J. if. NEEO, THE LARGEST DOG IN EUROPE. x^ero, the subject of the foregoing engraving,was first exhibited at the Crystal Palace DogShow in 1871, in the open or keepers class,and was there, without a moments hesitation
Breeding, training, management, diseases & c of dogs: . A.»C3£» E BORDER. ^ „ T •ppted bv Mr Laverack, under date of March 31st, 1875. Bred in 1869. by Mr. Laverack,ner Mr ChLlern RaVmond. Pripe of the Border is a wMte dog, with liver mark-ry HollinSrand ro»^7Mr. Langsions Blue Peter, prize winners at Birmingham and 2d \ (Dash 2d I ck, white & tan.) ( \ (blue mottled.) J. if. NEEO, THE LARGEST DOG IN EUROPE. x^ero, the subject of the foregoing engraving,was first exhibited at the Crystal Palace DogShow in 1871, in the open or keepers class,and was there, without a moments hesitation,awarded the first prize. lie was then aboutseven years old, and remarkable for his sym-metrical proportions, beautiful brown color, andenormous size ; of the latter some idea may beformed by stating that at that time he weighednearly 165 pounds. It is extremely difficult toassign a distinctive name to this breed. Someincline to the belief that it is analogous to thesouthern hound; by some it is styled Welshmastiff, and by others a cross with (with whatnot stated) the English bloodhound. The ques-tion of any suspicion of bloodhound is met bythe dissimilarity of the ears which in the blood-hound are long, fine, and pendulous; whereasin this dog they are short and a little coarse,and, when excited, are slightly priclced ; andwhereas the bloodhound, as well as the mastiff,is we
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