. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND. 187 three hundred coyotes. Among many letters from him extolling the wonderful courage of these grand dogs, the following shows what six dogs well trained to their work can do: ''Dear Doctor: To-day I suddenly came upon a pack of hfteen full-grown wolves. I had all six dogs with me, and they were in good form, I was satisfied that unless we did good work, and that quickly, the wolves
. The American book of the dog. The origin, development, special characteristics, utility, breeding, training, points of judging, diseases, and kennel management of all breeds of dogs. Dogs. THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND. 187 three hundred coyotes. Among many letters from him extolling the wonderful courage of these grand dogs, the following shows what six dogs well trained to their work can do: ''Dear Doctor: To-day I suddenly came upon a pack of hfteen full-grown wolves. I had all six dogs with me, and they were in good form, I was satisfied that unless we did good work, and that quickly, the wolves would kill the dogs; so I jumped among them, and as fast as the dogs got one down I stuck my knife into his heart. In this way we killed twelve out of the fifteen; but I am sorry to say that poor old, faithful, courageous Dick was killed.'' If there is a breed of dogs on earth that combines so many sterling qualities as the Scotch Deerhound, I am not acquainted with that 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 Shields, G. O. (George O. ), 1846-1925, ed. Chicago, Rand, McNally
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