The Dog in Health and Disease: Comprising the Various Modes of Breaking and Using Him for Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Etc., and Including the Points Or Characteristics of Toy Dogs |
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Hence , among the old writers , dogs were divided into Pugnaces , Sagaces , and
Celeres ; but this arrangement is now superseded , various other systems having
been adopted in modern times , though none perhaps much more satisfactory .
Hence , among the old writers , dogs were divided into Pugnaces , Sagaces , and
Celeres ; but this arrangement is now superseded , various other systems having
been adopted in modern times , though none perhaps much more satisfactory .
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In a state of nature the dog is compelled to live on flesh which he obtains by
hunting , and hence he is classed among the Carnivora ; but when domesticated
he will live upon vegetable substances alone , such as oatmeal porridge , or
bread ...
In a state of nature the dog is compelled to live on flesh which he obtains by
hunting , and hence he is classed among the Carnivora ; but when domesticated
he will live upon vegetable substances alone , such as oatmeal porridge , or
bread ...
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Hence they are complete outcasts , and obtain a scanty living either by hunting
wild animals where they abound , or , in those populous districts where game is
scarce , by devouring the offal which is left in the streets and outskirts of the towns
.
Hence they are complete outcasts , and obtain a scanty living either by hunting
wild animals where they abound , or , in those populous districts where game is
scarce , by devouring the offal which is left in the streets and outskirts of the towns
.
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It is alleged , and I fancy with some truth , that the rough dog runs cunning sooner
than the smooth , and hence the cross is objected to ; and certainly many litters of
greyhounds bred in this way within the last few years have been remarkable ...
It is alleged , and I fancy with some truth , that the rough dog runs cunning sooner
than the smooth , and hence the cross is objected to ; and certainly many litters of
greyhounds bred in this way within the last few years have been remarkable ...
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Hence the sport was forbidden to the middle classes , and it was not until the
passing of the present game laws , in 1831 , that it was thrown open to them .
From that time to the present the possession of the greyhound has been coveted
and ...
Hence the sport was forbidden to the middle classes , and it was not until the
passing of the present game laws , in 1831 , that it was thrown open to them .
From that time to the present the possession of the greyhound has been coveted
and ...
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Página 7 - ... dogs in general, more than the different kinds of dogs do from each other. The cranium is absolutely similar, and so are all, or nearly all, the other essential parts ; and to strengthen still further the probability of their identity, the dog and wolf will readily breed together, and their progeny is fertile. The obliquity of the position of the eyes in the wolf is one of the characters in which it differs from the...
Página 59 - ... he has much to undergo, and should have strength proportioned to it. - Let his legs be straight as arrows; his feet round, and not too large; his shoulders back; his breast rather wide than narrow; his chest deep; his back broad; his head small; his neck thin; his tail thick and brushy: if he carry it well, so much the better...
Informação bibliográfica
| Título | The Dog in Health and Disease: Comprising the Various Modes of Breaking and Using Him for Hunting, Coursing, Shooting, Etc., and Including the Points Or Characteristics of Toy Dogs |
| Autor | John Henry Walsh |
| Edição | 2 |
| Editora | Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1872 |
| Original de | Universidade de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 8 Jan 2008 |
| Número de páginas | 470 páginas |
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