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Description of a Mastiff as a Watch Dog

THE MASTIFF 9 THIS species of dog is peculiar to England It is nearly of the size of a Newfoundland dog strong and active possessing great sagacity and is commonly employed as a watch dog The mastiff is said seldom to use violence against intruders unless resisted and even then he will sometimes only throw down the person and hold him for hours without doing him further injury till he is relieved He has a large head with short pendent ears and thick lips hanging down on each side In the reign of James I a contest was exhibited between three mastifls and a lion in which the king of beasts was compelled to seek for safety in flight
A System of Natural History: Containing Scientific and Popular Descriptions ... By baron Georges Cuvier

Posted by Daniel Spurgeon
at 10/24/2007 03:11:00 AM
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      • A Mastiff and a Theif
      • 1865 Description of Mastiff
      • Brought Over on the Mayflower?
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      • About the early name for the Mastiff: The Banddog
      • Scary Image- English Mastiff Running at You
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