Domestic pets: their habits and managementGrant and Griffith, 1851 - 162 pages |
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... bread and meat were placed on the floor , with figured cards , and a variety of directions were given to the dogs , so as to put their intelligence and obe- dience to a severe test . They brought the meat , bread , or cards , as ...
... bread and meat were placed on the floor , with figured cards , and a variety of directions were given to the dogs , so as to put their intelligence and obe- dience to a severe test . They brought the meat , bread , or cards , as ...
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... bread , given to him for his dinner , he had run off with it in his mouth without eating it . The idea that the dog had found the child having occurred to the shepherd , he watched for the dog to come the following day , and finding ...
... bread , given to him for his dinner , he had run off with it in his mouth without eating it . The idea that the dog had found the child having occurred to the shepherd , he watched for the dog to come the following day , and finding ...
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... bread which the dog had just brought him ; while the faithful animal stood by , eyeing his young charge with the utmost complacence ! " The various kinds of hounds , setters , and pointers , belong to this second division of the canine ...
... bread which the dog had just brought him ; while the faithful animal stood by , eyeing his young charge with the utmost complacence ! " The various kinds of hounds , setters , and pointers , belong to this second division of the canine ...
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... bread and milk , or bread soaked in water . This food , however , should be given but sparingly , and great care should be taken that it is per- fectly fresh , as it is extremely injurious to the squirrel if it becomes at all sour ...
... bread and milk , or bread soaked in water . This food , however , should be given but sparingly , and great care should be taken that it is per- fectly fresh , as it is extremely injurious to the squirrel if it becomes at all sour ...
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Jane Loudon. down the stairs . White mice are generally fed with bread soaked in milk , and afterwards squeezed tolerably dry ; but they are also very fond of oats , beans , and peas , which do not disagree with them if taken in moderate ...
Jane Loudon. down the stairs . White mice are generally fed with bread soaked in milk , and afterwards squeezed tolerably dry ; but they are also very fond of oats , beans , and peas , which do not disagree with them if taken in moderate ...
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