They proceeded along the rows of benches upon which were the noisy pets, all arranged according to their general likenesses. And these are some of the different kinds of dogs they saw: First, there were the wolf-dogs, including the Newfoundland, the Esquimo, the Collie, and the Spitz.

The most human of all the dog-kind is the Newfoundland. He is large, and is two and a half feet high. He is the favorite of the chil

dren, for he loves them. Some dogs hunt birds; others chase the fox; still others dig for vermin

and catch rats; but the strong passion of the Newfoundland is to guard and to save human life. If he runs long on the ground his feet become sore. He is a good swimmer, and his feet, like those of the duck, are slightly webbed. Frequently, through the rough waves, he has carried ropes from a sinking ship to the shore; and in this way has saved many lives.

The collie is the most intelligent of all dogs. He shows what human cultivation can do to improve a brute. He can not easily learn a trick. He will not hunt wild game. One thing only can he do well, and that is to care for sheep. Through so many generations has his kind been kept with sheep, that the collie has lost his scent for other animals. His abundant coat, of mixed yellow and black hair, with some patches of white, protects him against cold and storm.

When the collie is a pup, it is separated by the Scottish shepherd from its mother, and is kept in the sheep-pen, where it is suckled by a ewe. Brought up in this way, it loves only its master and the friendly sheep. When grown, it comes home, occasionally, for food, and then at once returns to the flock. In this country the collie is used for herding cattle as well as sheep.

The spitz dog is from Pomerania, though originally, perhaps, from Spitzbergen. In form he resembles the collie. He wears a long, white

coat with a ruffle about his neck.

He is some

times snappish and subject to unpleasant fits.

The Esquimo dog, nearly as large as the Newfoundland, strongly resembles the spitz, and is quite like the wolf of his native country. He howls but does not bark. Sometimes he hunts the bear; but his chief employment is to draw the sledge of his master. Dr. Kane tells of a team of six of these Northern dogs which drew him, on a loaded sledge, nearly eight hundred miles in a fortnight, or about sixty miles a day.

The greyhound, as we see him, stands alone, and represents the oldest distinct breed of dogs known. His graceful form was carved on Egyptian monuments three thousand years ago. So long trained to chase the hare and the deer by sight, the greyhound has lost his scent. He is the swiftest of all dogs.

The small Italian greyhound is his little cousin, and is one of the prettiest of house pets.

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THE next group met in the dog-show was the spaniels, including the retrievers and setters. is many hundred years since the spaniel brought his silky, curly, liver-colored coat, and his large, drooping ears from Spain to England.

All spaniels are docile, love their human friends,

and are fond of the water.

The pets of King

Charles II of England were toy-spaniels, and weighed only five pounds each. Poodles belong to the spaniel group. With their bright eyes buried under thick, curly hair, they follow the baby-carriage, or dance, tell cards, climb ladders, and ride ponies in the side show.

Most animals that catch other animals, pause for a moment before springing upon their prey. The setter has been trained to make this pause long enough to allow the sportsman to come up and get ready to shoot, before the birds are started, or "flushed." This act, so picturesque, is called "pointing." English setters are nearly white, or are spotted; Irish setters are red; and Scotch setters are black and tan.

The Perry children thought the bloodhounds

bore a ferocious name, but a very intelligent face. Their scent is so keen that they can track a particular man through any number of tracks of other men or animals. The staghound, or deer-hound, has a rough coat. The fox-hound is the aristocratic dog of England. Of the fox-hounds, family records have been kept during more than a hundred and fifty years.

The beagle is smaller than the fox-hound, and is used for hunting the hare. The spotted hound, or coach-dog that comes from Dalmatia is not inclined to hunt, but prefers the company of horses and carriages. The pointer is a beautiful, smoothhaired bird-hound, originally from Spain. He points his game as the setter does.

The mastiff group includes the bull-dog, who shows his character in his head. There was formerly in England a barbarous and cruel sport called "bull-baiting," in which dogs were trained to attack a fierce bull and hold

Bull-dog.

having got his grip, it is hard to make him let go. A very different disposition has the roughcoated St. Bernard. Though much like the New