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Dogs and All about Them by Dr Robert Leighton (Paperback / softback, 2009)

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General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1910 Original Publisher: Cassell and company, ltd. Subjects: Dogs Pets / Dogs / General Pets / Dogs / Breeds Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III THE BULLDOG The Bulldog is kwn to have been domiciled in this country for several centuries. Like the Mastiff, of which it is a smaller form, it is a descendant of theAlaunt, Mastive, or Bandog, described by Dr. Caius, who states thatthe Mastyve or Bandogge is vaste, huge, stubborne, ougly and eager, of a hevy, and burtheus body, and therefore but of little swift- nesse, terrible and frightful to beholde, and more fearce and fell than any Arcadian curre. The first mention ofBulldogas the distinctive name of this w national breed occurs in a letter, written by Prestwich Eaton from St. Sebastian to George Wellingham in St. Swithin's Lane, London, in 1631 or 1632,for a good Mastive dogge, a case of bottles replenished with the best lickour, and pray proceur mee two good bulldoggs, and let them be sent by ye first shipp. Obviously the name was derived from the dog's association with the sport of bull-baiting. The object aimed at in that pursuit was that the dog should pin and hold the bull by the muzzle, and t leave it. The bull was naturally helpless when seized in his most tender part. As he lowered his head in order to use his horns it was necessary for the dog to keep close to the ground, or, in the words of the old fanciers of the sport, toplay low. Larger dogs were at a disadvantage in this respect, and, therefore, those of smaller proportions, which were quite as suitable for the sport, were selected. The average height of the dogs was about 16 inch...

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General Books
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1150342498
ISBN-13
9781150342493
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185143767

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Dr Robert Leighton
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Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
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English
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Pets & Equine

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Black & White Illustrations
Out-Of-Print Date
03/11/2016
Date of Publication
22/12/2009
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United States

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