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CARNIVORA.—CANIDA.
sufficiently numerous to fill volumes. A few of
these we subjoin. ‘he repetition may serve to
inculcate a kindly regard for the comfort of an
animal whose faculties are of so high an order, and
so entirely devoted to man.
The Shepherd’s Dog perhaps excels all others in intelligence, thoughtfulness, and promptitude.
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SHEPHERD’S DOG.
On the trackless downs of Wiltshire, or the wild moors of Lancashire and Scotland, the flocks — could not be kept together but for the aid of this — faithful and ready-witted assistant. Who has not — seen with admiration the ease with which a Colley will guide a flock through the mazy streets of J London, to or from Smithfield, amidst passengers, —
