PREFACE 



The daily accessions to the ranks of dog owners 

 which are taking place not only in this country but 

 all over the world, may be regarded as a justification 

 for the publication of a book dealing with the many 

 intricacies of kennel management in an entirely new 

 manner, which it is hoped may prove of assistance to 

 the beginner as well as of service to more experienced 

 owners in the management of their canine friends. 



So many persons possess neither the time nor the 

 inclination to attempt to master the details of the 

 successful management of dogs as laid down in the 

 works of imposing proportions which have appeared 

 upon the subject, that it is hoped that the EncyclopcBdia 

 of the Kennel — which is intended to be a handy work 

 of reference for use in cases of doubt — may succeed 

 in smoothing the path of the amateur aspirant to 

 honours as an owner, exhibitor, or breeder. 



A good, well-bred dog costs no more to keep than 

 a mongrel, and it possesses the additional advantage 

 of being admired by judges, and, if required, of repro- 

 ducing its perfections in its offspring. But no dog, 



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