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There are also sometimes seen cream , yellow , brown , dun , and grey dogs .
When a plain colour is speckled with small white marks , the dog is said to be
ticked . The black , red , and fawn are the most highly prized by most coursers ...
There are also sometimes seen cream , yellow , brown , dun , and grey dogs .
When a plain colour is speckled with small white marks , the dog is said to be
ticked . The black , red , and fawn are the most highly prized by most coursers ...
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In Persia he is used for coursing the hare and antelope , as well as sometimes
the wild ass . When the antelope is the object of the chase , relays of greyhounds
are stationed where the game is likely to resort to , and slipped each in their turn
...
In Persia he is used for coursing the hare and antelope , as well as sometimes
the wild ass . When the antelope is the object of the chase , relays of greyhounds
are stationed where the game is likely to resort to , and slipped each in their turn
...
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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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... than the genuine old bloodhound , and his taste for blood not so great , though
still sometimes beyond all control , he is not unfitted to be the constant
companion of man , but must always be regarded with some degree of suspicion
.
... than the genuine old bloodhound , and his taste for blood not so great , though
still sometimes beyond all control , he is not unfitted to be the constant
companion of man , but must always be regarded with some degree of suspicion
.
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The height is usually at present under 20 inches , averaging about 18 ; but in the
old times , when the dwarf foxhound was never used for the purpose , harriers
were often 22 and sometimes 23 inches high , because even with that size they ...
The height is usually at present under 20 inches , averaging about 18 ; but in the
old times , when the dwarf foxhound was never used for the purpose , harriers
were often 22 and sometimes 23 inches high , because even with that size they ...
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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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