BULL-DOG, a dog of moderate size, de rived previous to the i3th century, from between the old British mastiff and the large pug of extreme southeast Asia. Both its an ceStors still exist as separate breeds. An;aver age mature specimen will weigh 40 to 50pounds. They are squat and muscular in build, with short legs, rather higher behind than in the, front, especially if the front legs are very much bowed. Their' chests and heads are abnbrmally broad for their size. The lower jaw overlaps the upper and is of extraordinary strength. The teeth are large, especially the two qanines, and very strongly fixed in the jawbone, giving the dog a holding power 'beyond that O f any other breed. The coat is close, and short: The most variable feature is the color, which ranges from all black to all white among dogs bred for• show . purposes, but a brindle • is •more natural. For many centuries this dog was used for °baiting? or• biting at, the bull, as a recreation; and up to more t es men of brutal disposition used it' for pir lic dog-fights. It was through these exhibi
tions that the bull-dog got his had name' for temper, but now he is mainly kept as a watch dog. In that capacity he is invaluable, and so geode is his disposition 'that he is the safest ca$ine companion for - children. About the year 1900 a small variety of the bulldog' was evolved in the neighborhood of Brussels,. but as 'it was first shown in Paris it has 'always been known as the °French) bull-dog. It is in the main a miniature of the English bull-dog, The most notable difference, that of size, being that. the ears are shaped lice those of 'a bat, and are carried 'erect, or 'pricked,' ;Ming the animal a very alert, sharp look.