Domestic pets: their habits and managementGrant and Griffith, 1851 - 162 pages |
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... told of a Setter dog , who forced his way into an omnibus in the Edgeware Road , " much against the consent of the conductor and passengers , as the dog did not belong to either , and who used every means to entice him out , which he ...
... told of a Setter dog , who forced his way into an omnibus in the Edgeware Road , " much against the consent of the conductor and passengers , as the dog did not belong to either , and who used every means to entice him out , which he ...
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... told that the cat will have it if they do not take it ; and a dog who had a rival called York , used to growl whenever he heard the name of that city mentioned by any one . In many cases dogs seem to understand perfectly what is said to ...
... told that the cat will have it if they do not take it ; and a dog who had a rival called York , used to growl whenever he heard the name of that city mentioned by any one . In many cases dogs seem to understand perfectly what is said to ...
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... told , in the same work , of a Spanish dog in the West Indies , who was used by the Spaniards to bring back the runaway Indians . " He would select , among two hundred Indians , one who had escaped from the Christians , or who should ...
... told , in the same work , of a Spanish dog in the West Indies , who was used by the Spaniards to bring back the runaway Indians . " He would select , among two hundred Indians , one who had escaped from the Christians , or who should ...
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... told her to go with it to the governor at Aymaco . The poor creature went her way joyfully , expecting to be set at liberty when she had performed her errand . The intent was merely to get her away from the rest , that the dog might ...
... told her to go with it to the governor at Aymaco . The poor creature went her way joyfully , expecting to be set at liberty when she had performed her errand . The intent was merely to get her away from the rest , that the dog might ...
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... is given in the anecdote told by Sir Robert Kerr Porter of a Persian greyhound . When Sir Robert was travelling in Persia , his " horsekeeper allowed a fine spirited animal he was leading , to break 14 DOMESTIC PETS .
... is given in the anecdote told by Sir Robert Kerr Porter of a Persian greyhound . When Sir Robert was travelling in Persia , his " horsekeeper allowed a fine spirited animal he was leading , to break 14 DOMESTIC PETS .
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