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) (14577265157)

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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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onechannel of intercourse. In the southernparts of the main island, and particularly inWessex, there existed in ancient times arough-coated Gazehound of analogous type,which possibly drifted over the border tobecome more rugged and sturdy under theinfluence of a rigorous climate. The dogsof Great Britain have never for long remainedstrictly local in type and character. Civilwars, the courtesies of friendly kings, and THE DEERHOUND. 169 extensive hunting expeditions have all hadtheir effect in the work of distribution.King Arthur and his noble knights of theRound Table—all of them imbued withenthusiasm for the chase—were experts in distinct from its now larger Irish relative,it was recognised as a native dog in Scotlandin very early times, and it was distinguishedas being superior in strength and beauty tothe hounds of the Picts. Stewart in his the knowledge of hunting dogs, and they Buik of the Cronicles of Scotland *took their hounds with them wherever they quaintly records that
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SCENE AT ABBOTSFORD. SIR WALTER SCOTTS MAIDA AND TORRUM. FROM the Painting by SIR EDWIN LANDSEER, R.A. went. It is difficult, even with the help ofilluminated manuscripts and the records ofcontemporary scribes, to determine theparticular breeds most in vogue ; but KingArthurs Cavall and the yet more famousHodain were almost certainly of a roughGreyhound type. Hodain himself—thehound who shared the love potion with SirTristram and Iseult—was brought by theknight of Lyonesse over from Ireland, agift from King Anguish of that land, andwas presumably of the breed we are nowconsidering. There is nothing more prob-able than that in the days of chivalry houndswere numbered among the presents givenby king to king. Whatever the source of the HighlandDeerhound, and at whatever period it became The Pictis houndis were nocht of sic speedAs Scottis houndis, nor yet sae gude at need,Nor in sic game they were nocht half sae gude,Nor of sic pleasure, nor sic pulchritude. The reference is included