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 proper average length of the neck is about equal to that of the head . The
beam - like BACK is all - important , for without strength in this department ,
though high speed may be obtained for a short distance , it is impossible to
maintain it ...
The proper average length of the neck is about equal to that of the head . The
beam - like BACK is all - important , for without strength in this department ,
though high speed may be obtained for a short distance , it is impossible to
maintain it ...
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First of all , we should insist upon a good framework , which , presenting the
levers acted on by the muscles , must be in proper form , and of sufficient length
and strength . Thus it is usual in examining puppies for selection to extend them
to ...
First of all , we should insist upon a good framework , which , presenting the
levers acted on by the muscles , must be in proper form , and of sufficient length
and strength . Thus it is usual in examining puppies for selection to extend them
to ...
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... combined with great pace ; and while they drive their hares to abandon their
natural doubles , they are able to hunt a cold scent in a marvellously clever
manner . One chief beauty in hare - hunting is the proper packing of the * “ Dahlia
” is by ...
... combined with great pace ; and while they drive their hares to abandon their
natural doubles , they are able to hunt a cold scent in a marvellously clever
manner . One chief beauty in hare - hunting is the proper packing of the * “ Dahlia
” is by ...
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... which he has obtained , yet I contend that this is not natural to him , any more
than stupidity and want of affection , which may readily be proved to be the
reverse of his character , if any one will take the trouble to treat him in a proper
manner .
... which he has obtained , yet I contend that this is not natural to him , any more
than stupidity and want of affection , which may readily be proved to be the
reverse of his character , if any one will take the trouble to treat him in a proper
manner .
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So with mares and bitches , some have produced , every year of their breeding
lives , one or more splendid examples of their respective kinds , altogether
independent of the horse or dog which may be the parent , so long as he is of the
proper ...
So with mares and bitches , some have produced , every year of their breeding
lives , one or more splendid examples of their respective kinds , altogether
independent of the horse or dog which may be the parent , so long as he is of the
proper ...
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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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