. 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. WATCHDOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. I.—THE "Top," a pure Bulldog, the Property of C. Stockdale, Esq. F. Cuvier has asserted that this dog has a brain smaller in proportion than any other of his congeners, and in this way- accounts for his assumed want of sagacity. But though his authority is deservedly high, I must beg leave to doubt the fact as well as th
. 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. WATCHDOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. I.—THE "Top," a pure Bulldog, the Property of C. Stockdale, Esq. F. Cuvier has asserted that this dog has a brain smaller in proportion than any other of his congeners, and in this way- accounts for his assumed want of sagacity. But though his authority is deservedly high, I must beg leave to doubt the fact as well as the inference; for if the brain is weighed with the body of the dog from which it was taken, it will be found to be rela- tively above the average, the mistake arising from the evident disproportion between the brain and the skull. The whole head, including the zygomatic arches and cheek-bones, is so much larger than that of the spaniel of the same total weight of body, that the brain may well look small, as it lies in the middle of the various processes intended for. the attachment of the strong muscles of the jaw and neck. I have recently been able to. 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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