. 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. THE DOG IN HEALTH. The Landseer Newfoundland should in all respects follow the black dog except in color, which may be any that disqualifies for the black class; but those most in favor are bronze or black and white, beauty in markings to count high. The Biqiiiiiiaa Dog.—A moderately large dog of twen- ty-two to twenty-three inches in height, of wolf-like ap- pearance, though the head is rather
. 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. THE DOG IN HEALTH. The Landseer Newfoundland should in all respects follow the black dog except in color, which may be any that disqualifies for the black class; but those most in favor are bronze or black and white, beauty in markings to count high. The Biqiiiiiiaa Dog.—A moderately large dog of twen- ty-two to twenty-three inches in height, of wolf-like ap- pearance, though the head is rather foxy, covered by long hair with woolly undercoat and a long, gently curved, almost bushy tail. They are only half domesticated, though employed in large teams to draw sledges over the snow and ice of northern America, usually under the leadership of one of their number, that is acknowledged as master. They are left to shift very much for themselves, and getting but little of man's confidence or affection, give but little in return. CLASS VL WATCH-DOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. Tlie dogs of this class not being employed for securing game, are not required to have either the scenting powers or the conformation necessary for speed or for endurance in locomotion found in hunting-dogs; but, on the contrary, that adapted for attack on intruders in the case of the larger breeds, and in all the disposition and intelligence fitting them for guarding persons and property. Most of them give warning by barking, and, in fact, in some of the smaller members of the class such is the more important part; to this, however, tlje bulldog is an excep- tion, as he usually attacks without any warning by 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 original Mills, Wesley, 1847-1915. New York : D. Appleton
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