Domestic pets: their habits and managementGrant and Griffith, 1851 - 162 pages |
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... close to the church , in which dogs might be con- fined during divine service . This was adopted , and a kennel was accordingly erected , in which the dogs were imprisoned ; but the animals being more accus- tomed to freedom than to ...
... close to the church , in which dogs might be con- fined during divine service . This was adopted , and a kennel was accordingly erected , in which the dogs were imprisoned ; but the animals being more accus- tomed to freedom than to ...
Page 10
... close to the pew as he could , always remaining perfectly quiet till he saw the congregation begin to disperse , when he also went home . These stories may be considered as illustrations of the force of habit in dogs , but many other ...
... close to the pew as he could , always remaining perfectly quiet till he saw the congregation begin to disperse , when he also went home . These stories may be considered as illustrations of the force of habit in dogs , but many other ...
Page 93
... close the holes of entrance into the dove - cot over night ; and the next morning three or four dozen starlings are captured to be shot ; while the keeper , that slave of Nimrod , receives thanks , and often a boon , from the ...
... close the holes of entrance into the dove - cot over night ; and the next morning three or four dozen starlings are captured to be shot ; while the keeper , that slave of Nimrod , receives thanks , and often a boon , from the ...
Page 116
... close to the house . * I had a full view of the bird , and its notes were as sweet and as distinct as though it had been warbling in the month of May . The morning was calm and sunny , but there had been a keen hoar- frost during the ...
... close to the house . * I had a full view of the bird , and its notes were as sweet and as distinct as though it had been warbling in the month of May . The morning was calm and sunny , but there had been a keen hoar- frost during the ...
Page 119
... close at hand . But , on returning to the town , we notice another little chaffinch , often in some wretched alley , a prisoner with the loss of both its eyes , and singing nevertheless as though its little throat would burst . Does ...
... close at hand . But , on returning to the town , we notice another little chaffinch , often in some wretched alley , a prisoner with the loss of both its eyes , and singing nevertheless as though its little throat would burst . Does ...
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Domestic Pets: Their Habits and Management, with Illustrative Anecdotes Jane Loudon No preview available - 2017 |
Domestic Pets: Their Habits and Management, with Illustrative Anecdotes (1851) Jane Loudon No preview available - 2008 |
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