 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Henry Vethake - 1851 - 618 páginas
...management. The points of a good hound are thus laid down : — His legs should be perfectly straight, his feet round and not too large, his shoulders back,...his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy. As to the size, most sportsmen have their prejudices, some preferring them small, and others... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - 1856 - 506 páginas
...admirably described by the latter writer in the following passage. " Let his legs be straight as arrows, his feet round and not too large ; his shoulders back...his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and bushy — if he carry it well, so much the better ; . . a small head, however, as relative to beauty... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - 1856 - 494 páginas
...admirably described by the latter writer in the following passage. " Let his legs be straight as arrows, his feet round and not too large ; his shoulders back...his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and bushy — if he carry it well, so much the better ; . . a small head, however, as relative to beauty... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1856 - 872 páginas
...peculiarities. Beck ford describes the model hound as follows :— . "Let his tegs he straight as arrows; his feet round, and not too large ; his shoulders back; his breast rather wide thau narrow ; bis chest deep; hie back broad; his henil small; his neck thin; his tall thick und bushy—... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1856 - 804 páginas
...:— "Let tils legs be straight as arrows; Ills feet round, and not too larjre ; his shoulders bock; his breast rather wide than narrow; his chest deep; his back broad; his heitd small; his neck thin; his tail thick and 1 bushy— if he carry It »ell so much the bct, ter... | |
 | John Henry Walsh - 1859 - 870 páginas
...peculiarities, Beckfonl describes the model hound as follows : — "Let bis legs be straight u arrows; his feet round, and not too large ; his shoulders...; his chest deep; his back broad; his head small; hie neck thin; nia tail thick and bushy — if he carry it well so much the better ... a email head,... | |
 | Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot - 1862 - 242 páginas
...sportsmen, " Let his legs be straight as arrows, his feet round and not too large, his chest deep and back broad, his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy ; if he carries it well, so much the better."* Yet notwithstanding Beckford, than whom there... | |
 | Nimrod - 1863 - 468 páginas
...proportioned to it. Let his legs be straight as * Colonel Cook's Observations on Fox-hunting, etc. arrows ; his feet round, and not too large ; his shoulders...brushy ; if he carry it well so much the better." Now the hound that would answer to either of these descriptions would disgrace no man's kennel, and... | |
 | Frank Forester - 1864 - 512 páginas
...admirably described by the latter writer in the following passage. " 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 ; bis back broad ; his head small ; his neck thin ; his tail thick and bushy — if he carry it well,... | |
 | John George Wood - 1865 - 842 páginas
...has much to undergo, and shoiAl have strength proportioned to it Let his legs be straight as arrows, his feet round and not too large ; his shoulders back...his head small ; his neck thin; his tail thick and bushy ; if he carry it well, so much the better. Such hounds as are out at the elbows, and such as... | |
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... 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... 
