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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... produce of the chase , on his back ; and at others he is harnessed to sledges in teams varying from 7 to 11 , each being capable of drawing a hundred- weight for his share . They are harnessed to a single yoke - line by a breast - strap ...
... produce of the chase , on his back ; and at others he is harnessed to sledges in teams varying from 7 to 11 , each being capable of drawing a hundred- weight for his share . They are harnessed to a single yoke - line by a breast - strap ...
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... produced principally from the practice of constantly keeping the poor dog tied up with a short chain . It is amusing to any one who has any knowledge of these dogs to read the terrible accounts of their ferocity in various books ...
... produced principally from the practice of constantly keeping the poor dog tied up with a short chain . It is amusing to any one who has any knowledge of these dogs to read the terrible accounts of their ferocity in various books ...
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... produce is generally of a savage nature , while the pure breed is of so noble and mild a nature that they will not on any pro- vocation hurt a child or even a small dog , one of their most remarkable attributes being their fondness for ...
... produce is generally of a savage nature , while the pure breed is of so noble and mild a nature that they will not on any pro- vocation hurt a child or even a small dog , one of their most remarkable attributes being their fondness for ...
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... produced the finest specimens of this breed . The points of the mastiff are : -A head of large size between that of the bloodhound and bulldog in shape , having the volume of muscle of the latter , with the flews and muzzle of the ...
... produced the finest specimens of this breed . The points of the mastiff are : -A head of large size between that of the bloodhound and bulldog in shape , having the volume of muscle of the latter , with the flews and muzzle of the ...
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... produce of a cross between the water and land spaniels , but there is no good reason to suppose that the breed is not quite as distinct as either of them . For many years it has been known in France and Germany , particularly the former ...
... produce of a cross between the water and land spaniels , but there is no good reason to suppose that the breed is not quite as distinct as either of them . For many years it has been known in France and Germany , particularly the former ...
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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...