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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... met with , yet it is contradicted by the stubborn fact that , in the present day , the cross of the dog with either of these animals , if produced , is in- capable of continuing the species when paired with one of 4 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
... met with , yet it is contradicted by the stubborn fact that , in the present day , the cross of the dog with either of these animals , if produced , is in- capable of continuing the species when paired with one of 4 INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER .
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... produced by crossing , which is still had recourse to , there is scarcely any limit to the numbers which may be described . It is a curious fact that large bitches frequently take a fancy to dogs so small as to be incapable of breeding ...
... produced by crossing , which is still had recourse to , there is scarcely any limit to the numbers which may be described . It is a curious fact that large bitches frequently take a fancy to dogs so small as to be incapable of breeding ...
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... puppies is a mark of hardihood . Cat - like FEET are much insisted on , and this point has been so much attended to that some breeds have been produced remarkable for having their feet even more round than those of SMOOTH GREYHOUND . 31.
... puppies is a mark of hardihood . Cat - like FEET are much insisted on , and this point has been so much attended to that some breeds have been produced remarkable for having their feet even more round than those of SMOOTH GREYHOUND . 31.
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... produce either blacks , whites , black and whites , blues , or greys ; while a red dog and white bitch will have red , white , fawn , red and white , yellow , or cream puppies . Black and red united together make the red with black ...
... produce either blacks , whites , black and whites , blues , or greys ; while a red dog and white bitch will have red , white , fawn , red and white , yellow , or cream puppies . Black and red united together make the red with black ...
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... produces first - class dogs , nor coursing meetings of a corresponding character . Scotland , on the other hand , which formerly had its own breed of smooth greyhounds , has lately taken up the mantle fallen from the shoulders of ...
... produces first - class dogs , nor coursing meetings of a corresponding character . Scotland , on the other hand , which formerly had its own breed of smooth greyhounds , has lately taken up the mantle fallen from the shoulders of ...
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