. The dog in health and disease. Comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of all dogs, which are entirely rewritten. Dog breeds; Dogs. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. II.—SPANIELS. Characteristics.—Head moderately elongated; parietal bones do not approach each other above the temples, but diverge and swell out, so as to enlarge the forehead and cavity of the Skull of Spaniel. Sect. 4. Pastoral dogs, or such as are employed for domestic purposes. Example : shepherd's dog. Sect. 5. Water dogs, which de
. The dog in health and disease. Comprising the various modes of breaking and using him for hunting, coursing, shooting, etc., and including the points or characteristics of all dogs, which are entirely rewritten. Dog breeds; Dogs. INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. II.—SPANIELS. Characteristics.—Head moderately elongated; parietal bones do not approach each other above the temples, but diverge and swell out, so as to enlarge the forehead and cavity of the Skull of Spaniel. Sect. 4. Pastoral dogs, or such as are employed for domestic purposes. Example : shepherd's dog. Sect. 5. Water dogs, which delight in swimming. Examples: Newfoundland dog, water-spaniel, &c. Sect. 6. Fowlers, or such as have an inclination to chase or point birds by scenting only, and not killing. Examples: the setter, the pointer, the field-spaniel, &c. Sect. 7. Hounds, which hunt in packs by scent, and kill their game. Examples : the foxhound, the harrier, &c. Sect. 8. Crossed breeds, for sporting purposes. Example: the retriever. III. HOUSE DOGS. Characteristics.—Muzzle more or less shortened; skull high; frontal sinuses considerable; condyle of the lower jaw extending. 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 Walsh, John Henry, 1810-1888; Armatage, George (Stonehenge, pseud. ). London, Longmans, Green
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