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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... taken is remarkable for a degree of in - breeding rarely seen , as will be evident from the annexed pedigree . He is of a black colour , is very handsome , and is considered by " fanciers " to be perfect in all his points . The ...
... taken is remarkable for a degree of in - breeding rarely seen , as will be evident from the annexed pedigree . He is of a black colour , is very handsome , and is considered by " fanciers " to be perfect in all his points . The ...
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... from the knees to the foot , should never be taken into the pack . " I find that I have mentioned a small head as one of the neces- sary requisites of a hound ; but you will understand 58 DOMESTICATED HUNTING - DOGS .
... from the knees to the foot , should never be taken into the pack . " I find that I have mentioned a small head as one of the neces- sary requisites of a hound ; but you will understand 58 DOMESTICATED HUNTING - DOGS .
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... taken as the type of the others of the same name , and somewhat resembles a small old - fashioned harrier in shape , but with a larger body and shorter legs in pro- portion to it . The head is very wide and round , with a short square ...
... taken as the type of the others of the same name , and somewhat resembles a small old - fashioned harrier in shape , but with a larger body and shorter legs in pro- portion to it . The head is very wide and round , with a short square ...
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... taken at 10 inches , but their bodies are disproportionately lengthened . Patience and perseverance are still more necessary in these hounds than in their larger brethren , and without them they soon lose their hare , as they must be ...
... taken at 10 inches , but their bodies are disproportionately lengthened . Patience and perseverance are still more necessary in these hounds than in their larger brethren , and without them they soon lose their hare , as they must be ...
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... torn out with great force the instant the hold is taken . The usual height of the otterhound is from 22 to 25 inches in the dogs , the bitches being somewhat lower . THE TERRIER . The terrier as used for hunting is THE OTTERHOUND . 71.
... torn out with great force the instant the hold is taken . The usual height of the otterhound is from 22 to 25 inches in the dogs , the bitches being somewhat lower . THE TERRIER . The terrier as used for hunting is THE OTTERHOUND . 71.
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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...