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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... gives his proportions most exactly , but represents him as altogether too large , being in reality only 141 inches high , and 8 lbs . in weight . Pedigrees of Mr. Gowan's " Billy , " and Mr. Hanly's " Minnie . ” PRINCE * ( Gowan's ) ...
... gives his proportions most exactly , but represents him as altogether too large , being in reality only 141 inches high , and 8 lbs . in weight . Pedigrees of Mr. Gowan's " Billy , " and Mr. Hanly's " Minnie . ” PRINCE * ( Gowan's ) ...
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... give a good gallop , to the full- toned and bell - like tongues , one below the other , which were formerly considered to be a part of the sport , and without which a full cry was not listened to with pleasure . All this is of course a ...
... give a good gallop , to the full- toned and bell - like tongues , one below the other , which were formerly considered to be a part of the sport , and without which a full cry was not listened to with pleasure . All this is of course a ...
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... give credit where credit is due , I shall extract his description entire , as contained in his third letter to his friend . " You desire to know what kind of hound I would recommend . As you mention not for any particular chase or ...
... give credit where credit is due , I shall extract his description entire , as contained in his third letter to his friend . " You desire to know what kind of hound I would recommend . As you mention not for any particular chase or ...
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... gives them much superiority of speed , and is also a great security against laming themselves in leaping fences , which they are more apt to do when they become blown and consequently weak . " It may also be remarked , that though ...
... gives them much superiority of speed , and is also a great security against laming themselves in leaping fences , which they are more apt to do when they become blown and consequently weak . " It may also be remarked , that though ...
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... give ; but as this is only conjecture I have not insisted upon it . The small rounded ear of the foxhound is due to the rounding irons of the huntsman , who removes a large portion of the pup's ears in order to save them from the tears ...
... give ; but as this is only conjecture I have not insisted upon it . The small rounded ear of the foxhound is due to the rounding irons of the huntsman , who removes a large portion of the pup's ears in order to save them from the tears ...
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