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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... soon useless for anything but killing his game , which he is often able to do with absolute certainty . Hence it is im- portant to bear this in mind , and to take care not to overdo this characteristic . In all cases , the more the ...
... soon useless for anything but killing his game , which he is often able to do with absolute certainty . Hence it is im- portant to bear this in mind , and to take care not to overdo this characteristic . In all cases , the more the ...
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... soon lose their hare , as they must be content to hunt her at a pace with which a man can readily keep up on foot , horses being quite out of place with such a diminutive pack . This beautiful little bitch , presented to Mrs. Chapman of ...
... soon lose their hare , as they must be content to hunt her at a pace with which a man can readily keep up on foot , horses being quite out of place with such a diminutive pack . This beautiful little bitch , presented to Mrs. Chapman of ...
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... soon ending in a general scrimmage . No dog bites more savagely , and , unlike the bulldog , the hold is not firmly retained , but the teeth are torn out with great force the instant the hold is taken . The usual height of the ...
... soon ending in a general scrimmage . No dog bites more savagely , and , unlike the bulldog , the hold is not firmly retained , but the teeth are torn out with great force the instant the hold is taken . The usual height of the ...
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... soon after they leave the head . When cropped they stand up in a point , and rise much higher than they naturally would . The neck is strong , but of a good length ; body very symmetrical , with powerful short loins , and chest deep ...
... soon after they leave the head . When cropped they stand up in a point , and rise much higher than they naturally would . The neck is strong , but of a good length ; body very symmetrical , with powerful short loins , and chest deep ...
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... soon tiring himself , or wearing his feet through till he became lame . Three or four hours ' work in the day was quite as much as could be got out of this dog , which is therefore now almost entirely superseded by the modern breeds . L ...
... soon tiring himself , or wearing his feet through till he became lame . Three or four hours ' work in the day was quite as much as could be got out of this dog , which is therefore now almost entirely superseded by the modern breeds . L ...
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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...