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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Worms
are
a
constant
source
of
trouble
from
the
earliest
days
of
puppy-hood,
and
no
puppy
suffering
from
them
will
thrive;
every
effort,
therefore,
should
be
made
to
get
rid
of
them.
With
proper
feeding,
grooming,
exercise,
and
cleanliness,
any
large
dog
can
be
kept
in
good
condition
without
resort
to
medicine,
the
use
of
which
should
be
strictly
prohibited
unless
there
is
real
need
for
it.
Mastiffs
kept
under
such
conditions
are
far
more
likely
to
prove
successful
stud
dogs
and
brood
bitches
than
those
to
which
deleterious
drugs
are
constantly
being
given.
CHAPTER
III
THE
BULLDOG
The
Bulldog
is
known
to
have
been
domiciled
in
this
country
for
several
centuries.
Like
the
Mastiff,
of
which
it
is
a
smaller
form,
it
is
a
descendant
of
the
"Alaunt,"
Mastive,
or
Bandog,
described
by
Dr.
Caius,
who
states
that
"the
Mastyve
or
Bandogge
is
vaste,
huge,
stubborne,
ougly
and
eager,
of
a
hevy,
and
burthenous
body,
and
therefore
but
of
little
swiftnesse,
terrible
and
frightful
to
beholde,
and
more
fearce
and
fell
than
any
Arcadian
curre."
The
first
mention
of
"Bulldog"
as
the
distinctive
name
of
this
now
national
breed
occurs
in
a
letter,
written
by
Prestwich
Eaton
from
St.
Sebastian
to
George
Wellingham
in
St.
Swithin's
Lane,
London,
in
1631
or
1632,
"for
a
good
Mastive
dogge,
a
case
of
bottles
replenished
with
the
best
lickour,
and
pray
proceur
mee
two
good
bulldoggs,
and
let
them
be
sent
by
ye
first
shipp."
Obviously
the
name
was
derived
from
the
dog's
association
with
the
sport
of
bull-baiting.
The
object
aimed
at
in
that
pursuit
was
that
the
dog
should
pin
and
hold
the
bull
by
the
muzzle,
and
not
leave
it.
The
bull
was
naturally
helpless
when
seized
in
his
most
tender
part.
As
he
lowered
his
head
in
order
to
use
his
horns
it
was
necessary
for
the
dog
to
keep
close
to
the
ground,
or,
in
the
words
of
the
old
fanciers
of
the
sport,
to
"play
low."
Larger
dogs
were
at
a
disadvantage
in
this
respect,
and,
therefore,
those
of
smaller
proportions,
which
were
quite
as
suitable
for
the
sport,
were
selected.
The
average
height
of
the
dogs
was
about
16
inches,
and
the
weight
was
generally
about
45
lbs.,
whilst
the
body
was
broad,
muscular,
and
compact,
as
is
shown
in
Scott's
well-known
engraving
of
"Crib
and
Rosa."
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