American homes and gardens (1913) (14597665278)

Identifier: americanhomesga101913newy (find matches)
Title: American homes and gardens
Year: 1905 (1900s)
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Subjects: Architecture, Domestic Landscape gardening
Publisher: New York : Munn and Co
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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is liable to meet with favor, for he is a good house dog easy to keep in condition and a fine vermin killer. Yet another of the Terriers well adapted to home purposes is the Red Irish with his wiry coat and strong jaw. He is a handy dog and has always been popular for the house. In that ever popular old-fashioned and veryintelligent dog, the Poodle, we have a widerrange of choice, for he is bred in four solidcolors—black, white, red and blue—and in twoforms of coat—curly and corded. Of all thedogs none can so readily be taught tricks as he.The Chow has gained steadily in favor since hisintroduction into this country some twelve yearsago. He is a medium size dog of stocky buildand is heavily coated. His head is somewhatshort and the skull wide. The face of the bestspecimens are framed with a frill of hair, givingthem a very wise appearance. The one peculiarcharacteristic above all others is that he possesses a blue-black tongue. His color is varied but always solid, either black,
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