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A slight fan - like distribution of hair is not therefore to be considered
objectionable , and in 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 ...
A slight fan - like distribution of hair is not therefore to be considered
objectionable , and in 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 ...
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Thus it is usual in examining puppies for selection to extend them to their full
length , and then the one which stretches over the greatest distance is supposed
to be the best in this point , and ( other things being equal ) very properly so .
Thus it is usual in examining puppies for selection to extend them to their full
length , and then the one which stretches over the greatest distance is supposed
to be the best in this point , and ( other things being equal ) very properly so .
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Thus a black dog and a white bitch will 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 ...
Thus a black dog and a white bitch will 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 ...
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be preferred to a smaller dog of less perfect symmetry . Beyond 12 lbs . the dog is
scarcely to be considered a pure Italian , though sometimes exceptions occur ,
and a puppy of pure blood with a sire and dam of small size may grow to such a ...
be preferred to a smaller dog of less perfect symmetry . Beyond 12 lbs . the dog is
scarcely to be considered a pure Italian , though sometimes exceptions occur ,
and a puppy of pure blood with a sire and dam of small size may grow to such a ...
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... had been broken and shot to on the moors , and being aware of my anxiety to
possess the breed of his Russians , he very kindly offered to exchange them for
mine , with a promise that I would reserve a brace of Russian puppies for him .
... had been broken and shot to on the moors , and being aware of my anxiety to
possess the breed of his Russians , he very kindly offered to exchange them for
mine , with a promise that I would reserve a brace of Russian puppies for him .
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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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