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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... produces like , " it is only necessary to be assured that the parents possessed this internal formation , whatever it may be , in order to be satisfied that their descendants will inherit it . Thus we arrive at the necessity for " good ...
... produces like , " it is only necessary to be assured that the parents possessed this internal formation , whatever it may be , in order to be satisfied that their descendants will inherit it . Thus we arrive at the necessity for " good ...
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... produced in number suffi- cient to form the pack , which is another argument in favour of a medium size ; and hence , in looking at a pack , together or separ- ately , the lover of the foxhound is always on the look - out for ...
... produced in number suffi- cient to form the pack , which is another argument in favour of a medium size ; and hence , in looking at a pack , together or separ- ately , the lover of the foxhound is always on the look - out for ...
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... produce of . " Old Pepper " is claimed as being bred by more than one celebrated breeder . 66 ' Old Dandie " was bred by Mr. Stoddart . " John Pym " was by " Shem , " a dog which belonged to Mr. Somner , of Kelso dam , a bitch belonging ...
... produce of . " Old Pepper " is claimed as being bred by more than one celebrated breeder . 66 ' Old Dandie " was bred by Mr. Stoddart . " John Pym " was by " Shem , " a dog which belonged to Mr. Somner , of Kelso dam , a bitch belonging ...
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... produced a heavy and unwieldy formation of the body ; and , what is very remarkable , it differed in shape from that of the hound , so that there is strong reason for believing that the two are altogether distinct , and have been kept ...
... produced a heavy and unwieldy formation of the body ; and , what is very remarkable , it differed in shape from that of the hound , so that there is strong reason for believing that the two are altogether distinct , and have been kept ...
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... produced in this way . The peculiar characteristics of the English and Irish setters , as displayed in the field , are great speed , activity , endurance , capa- bility of bearing cold and wet , and of standing the rough work of the ...
... produced in this way . The peculiar characteristics of the English and Irish setters , as displayed in the field , are great speed , activity , endurance , capa- bility of bearing cold and wet , and of standing the rough work of the ...
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