CONTENTS 



CHAP. PAGE 



I. EARLY DOGS . . . . . . . . r 



II. THE MASTIFF ....... .^ !6 



III. THE THIBET MASTIFF . . . . . . . 28 



IV. THE ST. BERNARD . . . 3I 



V. THE GREAT DANE .- 45 



VI. THE NEWFOUNDLAND .... . . . .56 



VII. THE BLOODHOUND . . . . .... 67 



VIII. THE GREYHOUND . 82 



IX. THE WHIPPET . . . . ..' .96 



X. THE IRISH WOLFHOUND . .. . . . . 104 



XI. THE SCOTCH DEERHOUND . . . . . . 115 



XII. THE BORZOI, OR RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND . . . .129 



XIII. THE BARUKHZY AND ALLIED EASTERN HOUNDS . .138 



XIV. THE CIRCASSIAN ORLOFF WOLFHOUND . . . .141 

 XV. THE PYRENEAN WOLFHOUND !43 



XVI. THE COLLIES " . m I ^ 



XVII. THE OLD ENGLISH BOBTAILED SHEEPDOG . . . .162 



XVIII. THE OTTER-HOUND .- , I7o 



XIX THE FOXHOUND ........ I7 6 



XX. THE HARRIER . . . . '>. l ^ 



XXI. THE BEAGLE ....'.. .... 192 



XXII. THE BASSET-HOUND . . 203 



XXIII. THE DACHSHUND . . ... . . ri ..-.., . 225 



XXIV. THE POINTER . . . . ... -. . 241 



XXV. THE ENGLISH SETTER . . . . . .254 



XXVI. THE BLACK-AND-TAN (OR GORDON) SETTER . .. 275 

 XXVII. THE IRISH SETTER ........ 285 



XXV111. THE SPANIELS > 295 



