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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The result is , that innumerable nondescripts are yearly born , but as a certain
number of breeds are described by writers on the dog , or defined by “ dog -
fanciers , ” these “ mongrels , ” as they are called from not belonging to them , are
...
The result is , that innumerable nondescripts are yearly born , but as a certain
number of breeds are described by writers on the dog , or defined by “ dog -
fanciers , ” these “ mongrels , ” as they are called from not belonging to them , are
...
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The native wild dog of India , called the dhole , resembles the dingo , in all but the
tail , which , though hairy , is not at all bushy . The following is Captain Williamson
' s description , extracted from his “ Oriental Field Sports , ” which is admitted ...
The native wild dog of India , called the dhole , resembles the dingo , in all but the
tail , which , though hairy , is not at all bushy . The following is Captain Williamson
' s description , extracted from his “ Oriental Field Sports , ” which is admitted ...
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... those populous districts where game is scarce , by devouring the offal which is
left in the streets and outskirts of the towns . The Ekia , also called the Deab , is of
considerable size , with a large head , small pricked ears , and round muzzle .
... those populous districts where game is scarce , by devouring the offal which is
left in the streets and outskirts of the towns . The Ekia , also called the Deab , is of
considerable size , with a large head , small pricked ears , and round muzzle .
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Great depth of chest is apt to prevent the dog stooping on rough ground , as he
strikes it against high ridges or large stones , but a moderately deep chest is a
valuable point , giving plenty of “ bellows ' room ” as it is popularly called .
Great depth of chest is apt to prevent the dog stooping on rough ground , as he
strikes it against high ridges or large stones , but a moderately deep chest is a
valuable point , giving plenty of “ bellows ' room ” as it is popularly called .
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This is called being “ tied at the elbow , ” and is most carefully to be avoided in
selecting the greyhound , as well as all other breeds . The arm should be straight
, long , and well clothed with muscle . The knee should be bony , and not ...
This is called being “ tied at the elbow , ” and is most carefully to be avoided in
selecting the greyhound , as well as all other breeds . The arm should be straight
, long , and well clothed with muscle . The knee should be bony , and not ...
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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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