Kangaroo Dog

Among other presents I received a fine and valuable kangaroo-dog from my friend, Captain Sturt, and which had fortunately arrived safely, and in excellent condition. ❋ Unknown (2004)

He was of the breed known as the kangaroo-dog, was exceedingly stanch and valuable, and the means of obtaining a vast deal of game. ❋ Various (N/A)

A fox-hound or a kangaroo-dog is always of the same opinion as Mr. Jorrocks: -- "All time is wasted what isn't spent in 'untin'." ❋ Unknown (1902)

When the horses were galloping in the morning the kangaroo-dog, Victor, nearly always went down to the course to run round with them. ❋ Unknown (1902)

But it remains on the annals of Buckatowndown how a kangaroo-dog ran second for the Town Plate. ❋ Unknown (1902)

We had five pounds of corned beef and a kerosene-tin to boil it in; and while we were talking of old things the skeleton of a kangaroo-dog grabbed the beef out of the boiling water and disappeared into the scrub -- which made it seem more like old times than ever. ❋ Henry Lawson (1894)

Our little terrier, which had so well borne former fatigues, died; and our remaining kangaroo-dog was only saved by Mr. Calvert's carrying him on his horse. ❋ Ludwig Leichhardt (1830)