. Dog and dogs. Dogs. Chapter IV Ancient Breeds HE Cams molossus of the ancients, as well as our own St. Bernard, seems to have descended from that do- mesticated animal in Western Asia to which the powerful mastiff-like As- syrian hunting dogs belonged. An- other type in Egypt was a huge coursing hound with drooping ears. It was employed in the chase of large animals, and may have come from India, where ef- figies of the Tibetan hound date back to the second millennium before our era. The Egyptian lop-eared hound seems to have been brought to Crete as early as 3000 This is the dog that c
. Dog and dogs. Dogs. Chapter IV Ancient Breeds HE Cams molossus of the ancients, as well as our own St. Bernard, seems to have descended from that do- mesticated animal in Western Asia to which the powerful mastiff-like As- syrian hunting dogs belonged. An- other type in Egypt was a huge coursing hound with drooping ears. It was employed in the chase of large animals, and may have come from India, where ef- figies of the Tibetan hound date back to the second millennium before our era. The Egyptian lop-eared hound seems to have been brought to Crete as early as 3000 This is the dog that can be traced back to the Abyssinian wolf, whose descendants exist to- day in a wild state in the Ethiopian region. This animal was domesticated in an extremely remote period in Northern Africa. The same breed was carried over the trade routes, by way of Carthage, to 29. 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 Harry, Joseph Edward, 1863-. New York : J. H. Sears & company, inc.
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