Fishing-dogs; dogs used in Normandy to take eels, 158. Employed in
capturing wild-fowl," and in truffle-hunting, 160. Performances of
Nelly, a truffle-hunter, 161-164. Truffle-hunting pigs; their “folly,"
164. Instances of the sagacity of a sheep-dog related by Bewick, 164.
Ruse of a stranger dog in passing through a village, 165. Turnspits and
draught-dogs, 166. Slaughter of dogs; a turnpike-keeper's dog; a
poacher's dog; dogs sensible of being engaged in unlawful pursuits, 167.
The dogs of various countries :-Faithfulness their universal characteristic,
208. Their antiquity; dogs of the aboriginal races on the Baltic and
Western Ocean, 209. Their remains in various parts of the world,
209, 210. The Esquimaux dog, his great usefulness, 210. Cruelly
treated, 211-214. Contrast offered by the Indians on the Mackenzie,
214. Ferocity of Esquimaux dogs-instance from Hayes's Arctic
Boat Journey,' 214-216. Said by Hayes to be incapable of attachment,
216. Instances of people devoured by; Hayes's assertion unfounded;
hunting equipage of the Esquimaux, 217. Feeding their dogs, 218.
Description of the Esquimaux dog; the dog Toodla, 219, 220. De-
parture of a native hunter, 221. The dog Daddy, of the 'Enterprise,'
222. Etah, the winner of the first prize at the Chelsea Exhibition in
1863, 223. Cruel training of dogs by natives; cause of their scarcity
at Holsteinberg, 224. Numerous at Pröven and Upernavik, 225.
Dr. Kane's description of the native dog, 225. Sledge-journeys, 226,
227. Influence of the long darkness, 228. The dogs the victims of
brain disease, 229. A narrow escape, 230. The dog an "indispensable
reliance" in Arctic research, 231.
Dr. Kane's narrative of a seal-hunting expedition, in which he was nearly
lost, 232-235. The Polar bear, 235. Bear-hunting, 236-238. Chase
of the walrus; resemblance between the Arctic dog and the wolf, 239,
240. The wolf easily domesticated, 239. Dog will eat dog; care in
feeding them, 241. Dogs of Peabody Bay, 242. Old Yellow; famine
in Etah Bay, 243. The dogs eaten; sufferings of Kane's party in their
last journey, 244.
Sufferings of the hyperborean races and their dogs, 253. Spring and
summer hunting; bird battues; dog-teams, 254. Origin of the use of
dogs as draught-animals; the reindeer; construction of the sledge;
weight carried, 255. Sledge thongs; choice of dogs for a long journey,
number required to a sledge; the leader, 256. Preparation of dogs for
a distant journey, 257. Their food; daily distances travelled; general
management, 258. Practice when dogs are much exhausted, 259.
Mode of driving; protection of dogs from being frozen; their use as
guards; employed to tow boats, 260. Wrangell's party saved by the
speed of their dogs, 260-262. The sledge-dogs of the Tuski, 262, 263.
Ledyard's account of Siberian dogs; their doctors; highly valued, 270.
His character of women, 271. Confirmed by Mungo Park, 272.
Fleming's account of the dogs of North China, 272. Their mission,
273. Pet-dogs; the Shantung terrier; Chinese sport, 274. Scentless
hounds; position of women and dogs in Tartary, 275. Their dogs
highly prized by the Usbeks; Mr. Fortune recognised as a Chinaman
by the dogs, 276. His notice of Chinese sporting-dogs; Davis's account
of Chinese dogs; Fortune's account of the dogs of Japan, 277.
Japanese lapdogs, 279. Sir Rutherford Alcock's description of the
Japanese ruffian, 280. Fancy dogs, 281. Funeral of Toby; kindness
of the people, 282. The dogs' dread of earthquakes, 283.
Dogs of the Nicobar Islands; ancient India famous for dogs, 284.
Shakespear's account of the wild dogs of India, 285, 286.
Campbell's account; reverence of Parsees for the dog, 287.
and the wolf distinct in character; dog-worship, 288. Sir Gardner
Wilkinson on the dogs of ancient Egypt; traditions regarding the dog,
289. Superstitious regard for dogs in Japan; custom of the fire-
worshippers of Persia, 290. Customs during an eclipse; deterioration
of the English dog in India, 291. The Pariah dog, 292. The Todas,
293.
Baldwin's' African Hunting;' the Kaffir dog, 300. A man's life saved by
his dog; character of the Kaffir, 301. "Gyp" taken by a tiger; wild
dogs, 302. Burchell's Travels in Africa;' character of African dogs,
303. Familiarity between mankind and dogs, 304. The greyhound
of the Sahara; great care bestowed upon it, 305. Rearing and train-
ing, 306. Eagerness in the chase, 307. Characteristics; petted by
the women, 308. Usefulness as a provider; tests of value, 309.
Description; most renowned breeds; used in chasing the hare and
gazelle; length of life, 310.
Asserted identity of the dog, wolf, fox, and jackal, denied, 334. Similarity
of the dog and wolf not proved by the fertility of their hybrids; hybrids
between the hare and rabbit fertile, 335. Arguments against the
identity of dog and wolf; their progeny degenerate, 336. Progeny of
a mastiff and a lioness, 337. Instances of domestication of wild
animals; anecdote of a tame wolf, 338. Canine recollections, 339.
Another instance of a tame wolf, 340. Wolves destroyed by dogs in
Ireland; probable origin of the domestic dog; hatred between dog and
wolf, 341. Enigma of the origin of species; dogs existing in a wild
state, 342. Wolves and dingo dogs in the Regent's Park; differences
between dog and wolf, 343. Contrasted by Homer; evidence of the
ineradicable nature of the Lupine race, 344.
The British dog:-Dogs of the ancient Britons; greyhounds of the Gauls
and Celts, 345. Testimony of Roman writers to the qualities of
the British mastiff, 346. British dogs sent to Rome; Oppian on
British hunting-dogs, 347. Love of the Anglo-Saxon kings for the
chase, 348. Forest-laws of Canute, 348, 349. Alfred an expert
hunter; hunt of Edmund his grandson, 350. Conversation on hunt-
ing from the Saxon Dialogues, 351. Edward the Confessor, Athelstan,
Edgar; game-laws of Saxons and Danes, increased in severity by the
Normans, 352. Grant of Edward the Confessor, 353. Waltham
Forest; charter to Abingdon monastery; penalties enacted by Alfred
to be paid by the owner of a dog that tears or bites a man, 354. Laws
of Ethelred, Canute, and Edgar, 355. Hunting-dogs of the Anglo-
Saxons, 356.
« PreviousContinue » |