The illustrated book of the dog / by Vero Shaw ; with an appendix on canine medicine and surgery, by W. Gordon Stables.
- Shaw, Vero.
- Date:
- [1881?]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The illustrated book of the dog / by Vero Shaw ; with an appendix on canine medicine and surgery, by W. Gordon Stables. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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- Found on image 17 / 742…s 329 Basset Hounds 337 The English Setter “Ranger III.” 365 The Gordon Setter 381 The Irish Setter “ Grouse II.” 385 The Pointer “Wagg” 409 Wavy and Curly-Coated Retrievers 425 Clumber and Sussex Spaniels 441 The Irish Water Spaniel “Captain ” 465 DRAWINGS ON WOOD. PAGE PAGE Burton’s Genealogical Table (Fig. 1) 4 Cat Foo...
- Found on image 487 / 742… RF.TRIF.VFRS Skull and muzzle Ears and eyes Neck Shoulders ... Chest and body Loins Legs and feet General appearance, including colour and stern THE CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER. There has been little light thrown upon the origin of the Curly-coated Retriever by writers who have treated of him, though most of them suggest that...
- Found on image 487 / 742…ns Legs and feet General appearance, including colour and stern THE CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER. There has been little light thrown upon the origin of the Curly-coated Retriever by writers who have treated of him, though most of them suggest that there is Irish Water Spaniel blood in his veins. Some, however, who make the ass...
- Found on image 488 / 742…Dog, for the description which he gives differs so totally from the Irish Water Spaniel. It may, however, be reasonably argued that both breeds — the Curly-coated Retriever and the Irish Water Spaniel—are descendants of this Water Dog of John Scott, or that they are both descended from a breed which sprung from that orig...
- Found on image 488 / 742…isposed to concede, though remaining firm in our first opinion that the Irish Water Spaniel is very largely concerned in the production of the modern Curly-coated Retriever. There is, however, another theory which many persons entertain in connection with the Curly-coated Retriever, and that is to the effect that Poodle b...
- Found on image 488 / 742…ncerned in the production of the modern Curly-coated Retriever. There is, however, another theory which many persons entertain in connection with the Curly-coated Retriever, and that is to the effect that Poodle blood is largely present in his veins. The latter dog is almost universally used in certain districts of the Co...
- Found on image 489 / 742…tt’s remark upon the Water-dog was no doubt concerned in the production of the Curl y-coa ted Re trie vers. Poodle, and thus a cross of Poodle in the Curly-coated Retriever of the present day would only be, in our opinion, a re-introduction of a dash of the old strain. In spite of his very handsome appearance, the Curly-...
- Found on image 489 / 742…riever of the present day would only be, in our opinion, a re-introduction of a dash of the old strain. In spite of his very handsome appearance, the Curly-coated Retriever has steadily lost ground in popular estimation since the introduction of dog shows, and the subsequent rapid advance of the Wavy-coated breed. This i...
- Found on image 489 / 742…judice against the Curlies for being less tender in the mouth than the Wavy-coated dogs ; but this failing is not invariably the case, and numbers of Curly-coated Retrievers exist whose mouths are as tender as can be. There is another cause as well which should not be lost sight of, and that is that the Wavy dogs being so...
- Found on image 489 / 742…ly-coated variety gradually but surely lost its ground. With so much in the way of beauty and sagacity to recommend him it is a decided pity that the Curly-coated Retriever should be suffered to become extinct, an event which, taking into consideration the great dearth of good specimens, seems to be far from an unlikely ...
- Found on image 489 / 742… shown in good condition this handsome bitch’s coat is as good and curly as can be desired. The most frequent faults, then, that are to be found with Curly-coated Retrievers of the present day are openness of coat and absence of curl, and also the presence of too much hair upon the face. It is of the utmost importance tha...
- Found on image 489 / 742…escription thoroughly before they con- clude the purchase, or a possible disappointment may be in store for them. In colour, the vast majority of the Curly-coated Retrievers are jet-black, though occasionally a good liver-coloured one is seen at shows. Their appearance, however, is very rare except when classes are provid...
- Found on image 490 / 742…h, first Burton-on-Trent, first Bristol, and champion Darlington, 1877. In many points there is but little difference between the Wavy-coated and the Curly-coated Retriever, though the former is the most massive of the two. In the Curlies The Head is narrower, and the muzzle rather more snipy than in the Wavy dog, though ...
- Found on image 490 / 742…th short hair. The Stern should be straight, and carried without any curl ; thick at the base, and gradually tapering. STANDARD OF POINTS FOR JUDGING CURLY-COATED RETRIEVERS. Vit/ue. Skull 5 Muzzle ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Eyes and ears ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Neck ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 5 Shoulders...
- Found on image 490 / 742…rfolk, and that few, if any other varieties of dog, could be found to endure the hard work equally well. For our own part we certainly believe that a Curly-coated Retriever would equal the Norfolk at this business ; but, still, opinions differ, and the Norfolk may perhaps be better when at work than his looks foretell. H...
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