. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. H OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. the nose is brown, the eyes light, the crest of the head silky, and all white spots are consid- ered blemishes. The tail is carried very high. If the Brussels griffon belongs to the smaller species, he should weigh about five pounds; if not, the weight is ten pounds. The late Queen Draga of Servia owned one of these dogs, which saved her life, unfortu- nately only for a short time. A plot to poison her had been su
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. H OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. the nose is brown, the eyes light, the crest of the head silky, and all white spots are consid- ered blemishes. The tail is carried very high. If the Brussels griffon belongs to the smaller species, he should weigh about five pounds; if not, the weight is ten pounds. The late Queen Draga of Servia owned one of these dogs, which saved her life, unfortu- nately only for a short time. A plot to poison her had been suspected and her griffon was made to taste all the dishes that were served to her; the animal died and the cook who had prepared the dinner de- stroyed himself. The shepherd dog. One might write a whole volume on these interesting animals. The type is uniformly spread throughout Europe and America, though here and there it differs a little in size, coat, and form of head, thanks to breeding, chance, or the influence of climate. The original bobtailed woolly dog of the English shepherd has become a race that is now con- stantly bred. He attracts immediate atten- tion by his restless movements and his rich ffeece of yellow tinted with steel-blue or gray. The pendent ears, lying close to the head, do ^^H *â ⢠* ' .â -â¢., , \\N ^ \ ^ *>^ ⢠: . \ \\ \N â â -: V? :â : ;\ \'-. \ â ;' â â â â â - ^ â r \ V\i\ \- V â , â - . â " " ::, \ â 1 -v â â , ~^- â > N |\ \ ⢠\ 'â t .. .â , â IS Â¥^â 'â¢'''â . w*:^^\:, 'i^;-^^^^» W^^':f^:":'^,_. 111 , miSS, ;, -^^ ^ . ,lj!j 1 ;^»f^-0 ^\^'\.^ U^^^<.'?'^^*^ Ki-:nni-:l oi- I'ointkks <'(in-i aimxo tiif. Bi''.sr Tvpks Digitized by IVIicrosoft®. 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
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