[Illustration:
THE BULLDOG.
]
When little children meet any dogs they should take care not to tease
them, more particularly the Bulldog, for when that dog is completely
roused it is the fiercest of its kind, and is probably the most
courageous creature in the world. It is low in stature, but very strong.
Its nose is short; and the under jaw projects beyond the upper, which
makes it look very fierce. Its courage in attacking the bull is well
known; its fury in seizing and its obstinacy in keeping its hold, are
truly astonishing. It always aims at the front, and generally fastens
upon the lip, the tongue, the eye, or some part of the face; where it
hangs in spite of every effort of the bull to get away from it.
Many stories are told us of this most cruel sport; but of late years the
inhuman custom of baiting the bull has been almost entirely laid aside,
and there are now few Dogs of this kind to be seen. The great danger of
the Bulldog is, he always makes his attack without barking.
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