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) (14577063360)

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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 DEATH OF THE FOX. TTON 11770 2o6 THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG. deeds under the greatest difficulties in nations. Our respect for the Foxhound, the Peninsular War; the important con- and the inspiriting cry of Tally-ho ! quests all over the globe with mere handfuls have had a tremendous influence upon the of men, and the hardihood of our Colonists virility of our national life. came about after the hard riding era hadcommenced. The Iron Duke always in-
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RETURNING FROM THE CHASE.from the Engraving by p. c. CANOT, AFTER THE PAINTING BY J. WOOTTON . sisted that his best officers were the firstflight men of Leicestershire and Lincolnshire,and he gave it as his opinion that AsshetonSmith would have been the greatest cavalrygeneral in the world. Then, again, thehorses were improved by Hugo Meynellsdiscovery of the forward dash of the Fox-hound and the development of the systemof following hounds at high pressure. Thehorses were as much elated by the voiceof the hound in full cry as the men, andthe courageous jumping of high fences thatcould not have been taken in cool bloodstamped the character of the English hunterand made him the utility horse for all There is plenty of proof that Foxhoundswere the very first of the canine races inGreat Britain to comeunder the dominationof scientific breeding.There had been houndsof more ancient origin,such as the SouthernHound and the Blood-hound ; but somethingdifferent was wanted to-wards