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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After examining the portrait of the dingo , it will at once be seen that it resembles
the fox so closely in the shape of its body , that an ordinary observer could readily
mistake it for one of that. The Dingo . ( Youatt . ) Captain Daintree ' s “ King Cob ...
After examining the portrait of the dingo , it will at once be seen that it resembles
the fox so closely in the shape of its body , that an ordinary observer could readily
mistake it for one of that. The Dingo . ( Youatt . ) Captain Daintree ' s “ King Cob ...
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The tail is long and bushy , and resembles that of the fox , excepting in carriage ,
the dingo curling it over the hip , while the fox trails it along the ground . * While in
his unreclaimed state this dog is savage and unmanageable , but is easily ...
The tail is long and bushy , and resembles that of the fox , excepting in carriage ,
the dingo curling it over the hip , while the fox trails it along the ground . * While in
his unreclaimed state this dog is savage and unmanageable , but is easily ...
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... scarce , by devouring the offal which is left in the streets and outskirts of the
towns . The Ekia , also called the Deab , is of considerable size , with a large
head , small pricked ears , and round muzzle . His aspect in general resembles
that of ...
... scarce , by devouring the offal which is left in the streets and outskirts of the
towns . The Ekia , also called the Deab , is of considerable size , with a large
head , small pricked ears , and round muzzle . His aspect in general resembles
that of ...
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In shape the Scotch greyhound resembles the ordinary smooth variety , but he is
rather more lathy , and has not quite the same muscular development of loin and
thigh , though , the bony frame being more fully developed , this is perhaps ...
In shape the Scotch greyhound resembles the ordinary smooth variety , but he is
rather more lathy , and has not quite the same muscular development of loin and
thigh , though , the bony frame being more fully developed , this is perhaps ...
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The ears are pendulous like those of the Grecian dog , and hairy like those of the
English setter , but in other respects he resembles the English smooth greyhound
, with the exception of the tail , which may be compared to that of a silky ...
The ears are pendulous like those of the Grecian dog , and hairy like those of the
English setter , but in other respects he resembles the English smooth greyhound
, with the exception of the tail , which may be compared to that of a silky ...
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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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