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 dhole is not particularly ceremonious , but will , when opportunity offers ,
and a meal is wanting , obtain it at the expense of the neighbouring village “ The
peasants likewise state that the dhole is eager in proportion to the animal he
hunts ...
... the dhole is not particularly ceremonious , but will , when opportunity offers ,
and a meal is wanting , obtain it at the expense of the neighbouring village “ The
peasants likewise state that the dhole is eager in proportion to the animal he
hunts ...
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THE PERSIAN GREYHOUND Is an elegant animal , beautifully formed in all
points , and resembling the Italian in delicacy of proportions . In Persia he is used
for coursing the hare and antelope , as well as sometimes the wild ass . When the
...
THE PERSIAN GREYHOUND Is an elegant animal , beautifully formed in all
points , and resembling the Italian in delicacy of proportions . In Persia he is used
for coursing the hare and antelope , as well as sometimes the wild ass . When the
...
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The nose is not usually so long in proportion , and the head is fuller both in width
and depth . The eyes , also , are somewhat larger , being soft and full . The tail
should be small in bone , and free from hair . It is scarcely so long as that of the ...
The nose is not usually so long in proportion , and the head is fuller both in width
and depth . The eyes , also , are somewhat larger , being soft and full . The tail
should be small in bone , and free from hair . It is scarcely so long as that of the ...
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The engraving gives his proportions most exactly , but represents him as
altogether too large , being in reality only 141 inches high , and 87 lbs . in weight
. Pedigrees of Mr . Gowan ' s “ Billy , " and Mr . Hanly ' s • Minnie . " BILL (
Anderson ' s ) ...
The engraving gives his proportions most exactly , but represents him as
altogether too large , being in reality only 141 inches high , and 87 lbs . in weight
. Pedigrees of Mr . Gowan ' s “ Billy , " and Mr . Hanly ' s • Minnie . " BILL (
Anderson ' s ) ...
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... displaced by dwarf specimens of the foxhound , or by crosses with it in varying
proportions . Still there are some packs left , and a good many gentlemen also
possess one or two couple which they use for covert shooting , though even here
...
... displaced by dwarf specimens of the foxhound , or by crosses with it in varying
proportions . Still there are some packs left , and a good many gentlemen also
possess one or two couple which they use for covert shooting , though even here
...
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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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