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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IIis coat is more like fur than hair , and is composed of a mixture of silky and
woolly hair , the former being of a deep yellow , while the latter is grey . The tail is
long and bushy , and resembles that of the fox , excepting in carriage , the dingo
...
IIis coat is more like fur than hair , and is composed of a mixture of silky and
woolly hair , the former being of a deep yellow , while the latter is grey . The tail is
long and bushy , and resembles that of the fox , excepting in carriage , the dingo
...
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Their body , which is slender and deep - chested , is thinly covered by a coat of
hair of a reddish brown or bay colour . The tail is dark towards its extremity . The
limbs are light , compact , and strong , and equally calculated for speed and
power ...
Their body , which is slender and deep - chested , is thinly covered by a coat of
hair of a reddish brown or bay colour . The tail is dark towards its extremity . The
limbs are light , compact , and strong , and equally calculated for speed and
power ...
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By some people it is supposed that the smooth variety of the greyhound is as old
as the rough ; but , on carefully examining the description given by Arrian , no
one can doubt that the dog of his day was rough in his coat , and in all respects
like ...
By some people it is supposed that the smooth variety of the greyhound is as old
as the rough ; but , on carefully examining the description given by Arrian , no
one can doubt that the dog of his day was rough in his coat , and in all respects
like ...
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They are of all colours , but the most common are fawn , red , brindled ( either red
and black mixed , or fawn and blue ) , grey , and black . The coat is harsh , long ,
and rough , especially about the jaws , where the hair stands out like that of a ...
They are of all colours , but the most common are fawn , red , brindled ( either red
and black mixed , or fawn and blue ) , grey , and black . The coat is harsh , long ,
and rough , especially about the jaws , where the hair stands out like that of a ...
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The points , or desirable external characteristics of this breed , with the exception
of the rough coat , are so similar to those of the smooth greyhound , that the two
may be considered together . THE SMOOTH GREYHOUND . This elegant animal
...
The points , or desirable external characteristics of this breed , with the exception
of the rough coat , are so similar to those of the smooth greyhound , that the two
may be considered together . THE SMOOTH GREYHOUND . This elegant animal
...
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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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