मृगपक्षी-शास्त्र (हंसदेव - १३वीं शती का अमर भारतीय वन्यजीव, पक्षी एवं प्राणि-विज्ञान)

[2nd variety of DOGS]
(KUKKURA)
Dogs of these kinds are black in colour having long tails. They
are very impatient but not strong. Their bark is rather very awful
to hear. They obstruct the strangers going in paths. They always
quarrel with one another. Their sleep is short and their walk swift like
an arrow. They are fond of sweet words. They have a little passion,
huge heads and bad smell. They have protruding tongues in day times
and strong memory. They can do any kind of work entrusted to them.
[3rd variety of DOGS]
(SUNAKA)
They are very short in size with different colours and some
with uniform colours. They have very short legs and big heads. They
are very quick in running and very calm. They can act according to
the will of their masters. They are very strong and a little passionate.
They are very shrewd and can withstand hunger and thrist. They
bark very unpleasantly when they are impatient. They have curved
tails.
[4th variety of DOGS]
(MRIGADAMSAKA OR HOUNDS)
They are very strong and tall. Some are brown and some
black with very short tails. They are fond of catching legs of
goats, deer, cows, bulls and other animals and eating their flesh blood
etc. Their bark is very intolerable and unpleasant. Rough and thick
hair cover their bodies. They are not easily controllable
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