vi PREFACE 



in the Kennel World. Outside that enumeration there are 

 many other ladies and gentlemen to whom the Editor is 

 indebted for much kindly help and many courtesies ; while 

 he is also no less mindful of the ready response given 

 by the secretaries of the specialist Clubs for descriptions 

 of the breeds. 



Some may cavil perhaps at the title of the work, " British 

 Dogs," now that so many foreign breeds are included. They, 

 however, are such varieties as are commonly bred in this 

 country and are found at our shows, and may therefore be 

 deemed " naturalised." 



