 | Francis Lieber - 1831 - 620 páginas
...round mid not too large, his shoulders I nick, his tireast rather wide than narrow, bis chest •1|«P) his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy. As to rJie size, most sportsmen have their prejudices, some preferring them small, and • >thers... | |
 | Richard Lawrence - 1833 - 558 páginas
...to undergo, he should have strength proportioned to the task: his legs should 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, and if he carry it well so much the better. The great attention, during the last sixty years,... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 618 páginas
...much wtirk. His legs .ought to be straight, his feet round and not very large, his shoulders back, nis breast rather wide than narrow, his chest deep, his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, bis tail thick and bushy and well carried. None of those young hounds which are out at the elbows,... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 640 páginas
...straight, his feet round and not very large, his shoulders back, his breast rather wide than narrow, liU chest deep, his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy and well carried. None of those young hounds which are out at the elbows, or such as are weak... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 524 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... | |
 | Thomas Bell - 1837 - 554 páginas
...form, according to an acknowledged authority, are these : — " His legs should 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, and well carried." The average height of the most approved breed is from twenty to twenty-two... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1843 - 266 páginas
...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,...brushy ; if he carry it well, so much the better. This last point, however trifling it may appear to you, gave rise to a very odd question : — A gentleman... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1869 - 664 páginas
...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 head small, his neck thin, his tail thick and bushy, and if he carry it well so much the better." The speed of foxhounds has considerably quickened... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1867 - 1254 páginas
...following points in the shape of a hound must be attended to : His legs should be straight as arrows, his feet round, and not too large, his shoulders back,...deep, his back broad, his head small, his neck thin, bis tail thick and brushy. Young hounds that are weak from the knee to the foot, or are out at the... | |
 | John Stuart Skinner - 1845 - 246 páginas
...legs," says Beckford, " 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 brushy ; if he carries it well, so much the better." A small head is more comely, but we should not object to a large... | |
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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... 
