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 DogsLongmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1872 - 470 páginas |
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... 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 curling it over ...
... 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 curling it over ...
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... 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 . They resemble many of the common pariah dogs in form , but the ...
... 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 . They resemble many of the common pariah dogs in form , but the ...
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... hair stands . out like that of a Scotch terrier . In speed they are about equal to the smooth greyhound , but they do not appear to be quite so stout , though of late we have had no opportunities of judging , as a rough greyhound in ...
... hair stands . out like that of a Scotch terrier . In speed they are about equal to the smooth greyhound , but they do not appear to be quite so stout , though of late we have had no opportunities of judging , as a rough greyhound in ...
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... hair upon the tail , though this never ought to be in a bushy form . A slight fan - like distribution of hair is not therefore to be con- sidered objectionable , and in puppies is a mark of hardihood . Cat - like FEET are much insisted ...
... hair upon the tail , though this never ought to be in a bushy form . A slight fan - like distribution of hair is not therefore to be con- sidered objectionable , and in puppies is a mark of hardihood . Cat - like FEET are much insisted ...
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... hair , which was formerly so highly prized . My own impression is in favour of a firm , glossy , and somewhat greasy- feeling , coarse coat , which stands wetting well , and at the same time looks healthy and handsome to the eye . pecu ...
... hair , which was formerly so highly prized . My own impression is in favour of a firm , glossy , and somewhat greasy- feeling , coarse coat , which stands wetting well , and at the same time looks healthy and handsome to the eye . pecu ...
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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...