Choose the appropriate description to the breed of the dog.

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DOG MORPHOLOGY

a) the Bulldog b) the Cocker Spaniel c) the Labrador d) the Sheep Dog e) the Setter

It belongs to the great Spanish family. Its body is of moderate length, strong shoulders and loins indicate of the power to gallop easily. The neck is rather long, muscular, lean and slightly arched. The head is long and lean, with a well-defined stop. The muzzle is moderately deep and fairly square. The ears, set on low, are of moderate length, and hang in folds close to the cheek. The coat is slightly wavy, long, and silky. The colour is white with black.

There is no more cheerful little dog than this one, always busy and never bad-tempered. The coat is thick, silky, sleek and lying flat to body. Colours range from black to white. The height is 38-43 centimeters. The tail is docked and carried low. The ears are long, set low and well clothed with hair. The muzzle is well developed and square.

The muscular and compact animal descended from large Newfoundland dogs and for nearly two centuries has excelled as a worker and a house pet. Its great trainability made him useful as a guide dog for the blind and for police and guard work. Dogs are 54-61 cm at the shoulders. The short, hard coat turns off water and gives protection from cold, ice and mud. The tail is very characteristic, having a peculiar rounded appearance.

It is a very fierce dog. It’s not big. Its nose is short, the under jaw is larger than the upper, which gives it a very fierce look. The dog is very strong. It can attack any animal, even a bull, and this gave it its name. It always aims at the front, and usually fastens upon the lip, the tongue, the eye, or the nose. There it hangs and the bull cannot get away from him.

This dog is called so because it can take care of the sheep. If one is missing, the dog runs away at once to find it. It runs about, with its nose close to the ground, for it can smell the track of the sheep. When it finds the sheep, it barks at it, and tries to bite the sheep’s heels. The sheep runs back to the flock as quickly as it can. This dog is useful to man in many other ways too. It helps our frontier-guards to find enemies. During the war it looked for the wounded.

Complete the table with the notes from the first three texts.

Breed	Body	Head	Tail	Coat

Read the text below and complete the diagram with the adjectives from it.

The cat

Our cats were first tamed in Egypt. There are many kinds of cats today: white cats, black cats, grey cats, red cats, cats with long tails, cats with bushy tails, and cats with no tails at all. You can make great friends with cats, but they are never quite so free and loving as dogs.

Jane: Oh, Dad, look at this pretty cat. See what a nice coat she has.

Dad: Yes, it is very thick and warm. The cat must have a good coat to keep her warm.

Jane: There is something very strange about her feet, Nick. When I first took them in my hand I could feel some sharp points, and now I cannot find them. Where are they?

Dad: That’s her claws. She has pulled them in, so that they will not scratch you. Feel her paws. Aren’t they soft? But there are sharp claws in them.

Jane: What a strange noise the cat is making? Is she singing?

Dad: Yes, she is singing because she is happy, and you are kind to her. She is saying, “Purr, purr!”

Jane: I’m looking into her eyes. They are green and yellow. Why does she keep them almost shut?

Dad: The cat’s eyes can see in the dark and in the light. The light of day is too strong for her eyes, and she often shuts them. But at night, when there is only a little light, she opens her eyes very wide.

Jane: Now I know! When it is dark, mice come out of their holes to look for food, and the cat can see them.

Dad: Yes, and she can run so quickly that she soon catches the mouse and eats it.