Identifier: newbookofdogcomp01leig (find matches)
Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University

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ca, or watch-dogs ; (2) Canes pastorales, or sheep-dogs ; (3) Canes venatici, hunting dogs ;which were further subdivided into pug-naces, to attack the quarry; nare sagaces,to track it out; and pedibus celcres, to over-take it. In their commerce with distantcountries the Romans acquired new breedsfor particular uses or to improve their ownkennels. Symmachus mentions the pres-ence of British pugnaccs (which were nodoubt Mastiffs) at the Coliseum in Rome,and Claudian refers to- boasted much. He said, Long will it bebefore you hunt like this ! They assem-bled and answered that they thought noking had such luck in hunting. Then theyall rode home, and the King was veryglad (Heimskringla, St. Olaf, c. 90). Besides hunting dogs, the Northmenpossessed other kinds, among which wereshepherd and watch-dogs. When Olaf was in Ireland he went ona coast-raid. As they needed provisionsthey went ashore and drove down manycattle. A bondi came there and askedOlaf to give him back his cows. Olaf 3ZZZ-—
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HAWKING PARTY, SHOWING HUNTING DOG&From the Bayeux Tapestry. The British houndThat brings the bulls big forehead to the ground.Long before the introduction of Chris-tianity into Northern Europe the dogwas understood and appreciated by theScandinavians, who probably obtainedmany varieties during their commercialexpeditions to Italy and the East, andtheir raiding expeditions West-over-sea.As one may gather from the Sagas, theywere accustomed to use dogs with thehawks. One day the King (Olaf, of Sweden)rode out early with his hawks and dogsand men with him. When they let loosethe hawks, the Kings hawk in one flightkilled two heathcocks, and at once he againflew forward and killed three more. Thedogs ran underneath and took every birdthat fell to the ground. The King gallopedafter, and picked up the game himself, and replied that he might take them if he couldrecognise them and not delay their journey.The bondi had with him a large sheepdog.He pointed out to it the herd of cattle,whic

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