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 DogsLongmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1872 - 470 páginas |
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... colours and forms of the Skye and Dandie Dinmont terriers , or the characteristics of the English toy terriers , pugs , and Maltese dogs ? Yet there are thousands and tens of thousands who take a great interest in these animals , and ...
... colours and forms of the Skye and Dandie Dinmont terriers , or the characteristics of the English toy terriers , pugs , and Maltese dogs ? Yet there are thousands and tens of thousands who take a great interest in these animals , and ...
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... colour and marking . Of these , two very re- markable ones are the dhole of India and the dingo of Australia . There is , besides , a half - reclaimed race amongst the Indians of North America , and another also partially tamed in South ...
... colour and marking . Of these , two very re- markable ones are the dhole of India and the dingo of Australia . There is , besides , a half - reclaimed race amongst the Indians of North America , and another also partially tamed in South ...
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... colour . 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 ...
... colour . 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 ...
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... always of a reddish brown colour , very thin and gaunt , with pricked ears , deep chest , and tucked up belly . The native Indians hunt the tiger and wild boar , as well as C every species of game , with these dogs , which THE PARIAH . 17.
... always of a reddish brown colour , very thin and gaunt , with pricked ears , deep chest , and tucked up belly . The native Indians hunt the tiger and wild boar , as well as C every species of game , with these dogs , which THE PARIAH . 17.
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... colours , black , brown , and yellow , or red ; and they hunt in packs , giving tongue with con- siderable force ... colour , which , as above remarked , varies greatly , and in the tail , which is almost always spotted or variegated ...
... colours , black , brown , and yellow , or red ; and they hunt in packs , giving tongue with con- siderable force ... colour , which , as above remarked , varies greatly , and in the tail , which is almost always spotted or variegated ...
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