. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. \\AI(II DOUS ).-> Tlie ch;ii:ict(> of the St. IkTiiiirtl douare us follows : Head largo, majestic, and full of cliaraeter ; C3'cs deeply placed, and with a furrow between tlicm extending up the skull; lips pendidous ; coat hard, smooth and fleecy ; tail bushy and carried handsomely- ; feet round and arched ; toes broad ; tem[)er amiable ; the countenance noble, but with an air of sor- row. The general shape i^ symmetrical, and the gait stately : the height is. >T. 1\KUNAK1> 1
. The American farmer's pictorial cyclopedia of live stock ... Livestock; Veterinary medicine. \\AI(II DOUS ).-> Tlie ch;ii:ict(> of the St. IkTiiiirtl douare us follows : Head largo, majestic, and full of cliaraeter ; C3'cs deeply placed, and with a furrow between tlicm extending up the skull; lips pendidous ; coat hard, smooth and fleecy ; tail bushy and carried handsomely- ; feet round and arched ; toes broad ; tem[)er amiable ; the countenance noble, but with an air of sor- row. The general shape i^ symmetrical, and the gait stately : the height is. >T. 1\KUNAK1> 1)(J( from twenty-eight to thirty-one inches, and the length, including the tail, six feet. There are two varieties, one long-haired the other smooth. The rough-huin-d variety is most sought when of a deep tawny brindle, re- lieved with some whiti'. The .smooth-haired dog is red-and-white, or brindled-and-white, a broad, pc^culiar white collar distinguishing the dogs of purest l)recd. VII. Shepherd Dogs. There are many so-called Shepherd dogs. Many varieties of dogs con- taining an infusion of .Spaniel bhjod, and even ("ur dogs, may be taught to watch tlocks and herds, and everj^ eountiy where sheep are kept has its individual and evenlocal breeds. In England and in the United States, tlie herdsman's favorite dog is the Scotch Collie. The Drcncr's dosj is similar to the Collie—that is, he .should be of the Spaniel class ; and the celebrated Spanish Shepherd dog possesses the same characteristics, but is in every way larger and sti'onger, since he sometimes has to cope with wild animals. VIII. The Scotch Collie. The Shepherd dog is retpiired to be stigacious. good tempered, and obedient. He nmst accomplish his pui-posc moi-c l)v t-oaxin;.'- than b\'. 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 Peria
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