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Dogs and All about Them
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Robert Leighton
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Assyrian
sculptures
depict
two
such,
a
Greyhound
and
a
Mastiff,
the
latter
described
in
the
tablets
as
"the
chained-up,
mouth-opening
dog";
that
is
to
say,
it
was
used
as
a
watch-dog;
and
several
varieties
are
referred
to
in
the
cuneiform
inscriptions
preserved
in
the
British
Museum.
The
Egyptian
monuments
of
about
3000
B.C.
present
many
forms
of
the
domestic
dog,
and
there
can
be
no
doubt
that
among
the
ancient
Egyptians
it
was
as
completely
a
companion
of
man,
as
much
a
favourite
in
the
house,
and
a
help
in
the
chase,
as
it
is
among
ourselves
at
present.
In
the
city
of
Cynopolis
it
was
reverenced
next
to
the
sacred
jackal,
and
on
the
death
of
a
dog
the
members
of
the
household
to
which
he
had
belonged
carefully
shaved
their
whole
bodies,
and
religiously
abstained
from
using
the
food,
of
whatever
kind,
which
happened
to
be
in
the
house
at
the
time.
Among
the
distinct
breeds
kept
in
Egypt
there
was
a
massive
wolf-dog,
a
large,
heavily-built
hound
with
drooping
ears
and
a
pointed
head,
at
least
two
varieties
of
Greyhound
used
for
hunting
the
gazelle,
and
a
small
breed
of
terrier
or
Turnspit,
with
short,
crooked
legs.
This
last
appears
to
have
been
regarded
as
an
especial
household
pet,
for
it
was
admitted
into
the
living
rooms
and
taken
as
a
companion
for
walks
out
of
doors.
It
was
furnished
with
a
collar
of
leaves,
or
of
leather,
or
precious
metal
wrought
into
the
form
of
leaves,
and
when
it
died
it
was
embalmed.
Every
town
throughout
Egypt
had
its
place
of
interment
for
canine
mummies.
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