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... muzzle , and the great comparative strength which characterise the wolf ; and
that the tail of the Australian dog , which may be considered as the most remote
from a state of domestication , assumes the slightly bushy form of that animal .
... muzzle , and the great comparative strength which characterise the wolf ; and
that the tail of the Australian dog , which may be considered as the most remote
from a state of domestication , assumes the slightly bushy form of that animal .
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The attempt made by Linnæus to distinguish the dog as having a tail curved to
the left , is evidently without any reliable foundation , as though there are far more
with the tail on that side than on the right , yet many exceptions are to be met with
...
The attempt made by Linnæus to distinguish the dog as having a tail curved to
the left , is evidently without any reliable foundation , as though there are far more
with the tail on that side than on the right , yet many exceptions are to be met with
...
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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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The tail is dark towards its extremity . The limbs are light , compact , and strong ,
and equally calculated for speed and power . They resemble many of the
common pariah dogs in form , but the singularity of their colour and marks at once
...
The tail is dark towards its extremity . The limbs are light , compact , and strong ,
and equally calculated for speed and power . They resemble many of the
common pariah dogs in form , but the singularity of their colour and marks at once
...
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... varies greatly , and in the tail , which is almost always spotted or variegated .
These dogs are extremely savage , probably from the constant abuse which they
meet with , and they are always ready to attack a stranger on his entrance into
any ...
... varies greatly , and in the tail , which is almost always spotted or variegated .
These dogs are extremely savage , probably from the constant abuse which they
meet with , and they are always ready to attack a stranger on his entrance into
any ...
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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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