The new book of the dog - a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment (1911) (14763431132)

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Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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THE FOXHOUND. stern white as a wonderful setting off,came down from Senator. His head wasset up, and now adorns a wall in BelvoirCastle, and, by-the-bye, the head of Cromwelloccupies a similar panel at Berkeley Castle.The celebrity, famous in every quarterwhere hounds are talked about, was theBelvoir Weathergage, entered in 1876. Hestrained from Senator on his dams side as ments, and mated him with Susan byStormer, a grandson of the Drake Duster.The produce, numbering two and ahalf couples, included two very hand-some dog-hounds Warrior and Woodman,and the former in due course was thesire of Weathergage, always regarded byGillard as the best hound ever known. Hewould find nine foxes out of ten, was never
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LORD COVENTRYS RAMBLER (ENTERED 1S73) AND MARKSMAN (ENTERED 1874), she was by Rambler, son of Senator, buthis breeding was much brought aboutfor other qualities. When Frank Gillardwent on as huntsman in 1867, he becameaware that the Singers, Senators, andRallywoods had plenty of drive, but whenrevelling on the most exquisite line almosttied to their fox, they said very little aboutit. There was one with a beautiful voicelike a bell, and he used him. This wasWonder by Chanticleer out of Willing,by the Brocklesby Rallywood, who in-herited the blood of the OsbaldestonFurrier. There was one objection, as hewas swine chapped, but Gillard forgavehim this on account of his vocal attain- known to make a mistake in any part ofa run, driving in front, ready to put thepack right in a minute, and as desperateas a Senator at a kill. He was quite ahuntsmans friend, as to see what Weather-gage was doing revealed the whole story.He was not notable for extraordinary goodlooks, and might have been incl