. The dog in health and in disease [microform] : including his origin, history, varieties, breeding, education and general management in health, and his treatment in disease. Dogs; Dogs; Chiens; Chiens. Il|'ll.«.t â ! 74 THE DOa IN ears, coat should be quite short and without the slightest waviiiess. lu the wavy dog tlio coat is short, hut not so short as in the hound or pointer, set close, slightly wavy, and glossy. The Oheiapeake Bay Dog.âThis bi-eed (tomprises large dogs, highly esteemed in duck shooting, and originated, as their name imports, on tlie shores of the Chesapeake Bay,
. The dog in health and in disease [microform] : including his origin, history, varieties, breeding, education and general management in health, and his treatment in disease. Dogs; Dogs; Chiens; Chiens. Il|'ll.«.t â ! 74 THE DOa IN ears, coat should be quite short and without the slightest waviiiess. lu the wavy dog tlio coat is short, hut not so short as in the hound or pointer, set close, slightly wavy, and glossy. The Oheiapeake Bay Dog.âThis bi-eed (tomprises large dogs, highly esteemed in duck shooting, and originated, as their name imports, on tlie shores of the Chesapeake Bay, in the United States. Their coat is adapted to resist water, some being curly and others straight-haired. The type is not very well marked, nor are they handsome dogs. They seem to be intermediate in form between the Newfoundland and Irish water spaniel, and might be called the American retriever. They are of a tawny sedge-color or red-brown. The Dalmatian.âThe Dalmatian, or coach dog, may be included under the present group, as in his native country he is employed as the pointer is with us. Upon the whole he greatly resembles the modern pointer, though his ears are shorter, his carriage of tail lugher, and his general bearing in movement a good deal different to the experi- enced eye (p. 280). The dog is used chiefly to follow a carriage, making a part of the general turn-out. Accordingly, he should be a dog adapted for a long journey on a hard road, being gen- erally muscular, though not heavily built, and with good legs and the best of feet. His chief attraction resides in the markings, which, by the standard of the club, count 40 per cent. These black spots on a white ground should be between the size of an English shilling and a half-crown, being smaller on the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the ori
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