. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. FOREIGN GUN-DOGS AND TERRIERS. 507 dogs, and as such may often be seen prowling about the Congo villages. A couple of Congo Terriers were ex- hibited at Cruft's some ten years ago as. CONGO TERRIER BOSC. ACCLIMATISED IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, PARIS. Lagos Bush dogs. They were red and white, with white on the neck, rather Dingo-headed, and decidedly breedy-looking. They were purchased by Mr. W. R. Temple, but
. The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment. Dogs. FOREIGN GUN-DOGS AND TERRIERS. 507 dogs, and as such may often be seen prowling about the Congo villages. A couple of Congo Terriers were ex- hibited at Cruft's some ten years ago as. CONGO TERRIER BOSC. ACCLIMATISED IN THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, PARIS. Lagos Bush dogs. They were red and white, with white on the neck, rather Dingo-headed, and decidedly breedy-looking. They were purchased by Mr. W. R. Temple, but died of distemper soon after. Their voices were very curious, as they could not properly bark, a characteristic observed by Sir Harry Johnston in connection with all the Central African dogs. An interesting native of the tableland of Central Asia is the Lhasa Terrier, of which very few have as yet been bred in Europe. In appearance this terrier, with his ample and shaggy coat, reminds one of an ill-kept Maltese dog, or perhaps even more of the dog of Havana. In the best specimens the coat is long and straight, and very profuse, with a considerable amount of hair over the eyes and about the long, pendant ears. The colours are white and black, light grey, iron grey, brown or buff and white. In size they vary, but the smaller are considered the more valuable. The Hon. Mrs. McLaren Morrison's India, imported from Thibet, was perhaps the best of the breed hitherto seen in England. This typical bitch has left many descendants who are well known on the show bench. Most of the Asiatic breeds of dogs have the reputation of being taciturn, and probably. 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 Leighton, Robert, 1859-. London, Paris, New York, Toronto & Melbourne, Cassell and Company, Limited
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