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Title: The dog and how to breed, train and keep him. Containing articles on the breeding, training and keeping of the dog, as well as the history, description, and peculiarities of the different breeds by noted fanciers, and also a chapter upon disease
Identifier: doghowtobreedtra00jame (find matches)
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: (James, George B. , Jr. ) (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dog. (from old catalog)
Publisher: Boston, Mass. , Walnut publishing co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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22 THE DOG. istic and one which is impossible to describe, and which is found neither in the grey- hound nor any other breed of dog, is the spring at or just prior to the moment of laying hold. As a hunting dog he is not yet well known in this country, but in Russia he is used almost exclusively for hares, foxes and wolves, and is considered to be without an equal for speed and courage. As a companion and pet he is rapidly growing in favor both in this country and in all the European countries. Whether following on foot, horseback or in carriage, he is beautiful and graceful, and is now considered one of the best dogs as a " chien de luxe."
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THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND CHAMPION, " CHIEFTAIN â ' (12,192). The property of John E. Thayer, Esq., Hillside Kennels, Lancaster, Mass. SCOTCH DEERHOUNDS. BY JOHN E. THAYER, ESQ. THIS species of dog is one of the oldest and purest in existence, and has been used longest for hunting; yet, strangely enough, is the one least known to sportsmen and naturalists to-day. The breed was at one time nearly extinct, but is now comparatively plentiful in both England and Scotland, owing to the care taken by proprietors of large preserves to collect and breed these noble dogs. The deerhound has great strength, and is a swift runner and graceful jumper. His frame, although covered with a shaggy coat, is as elegant as that of the greyhound, and

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