CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 

 EASTERN DOGS IN EARLY TIMES. 



Geological history of the dog in Europe. Its domestication. Ancient records 

 of tribute dogs. Dog-worship by ancient Egyptians and Aryans. Attitude of 

 Confucius toward dogs. Use of dogs by Chinese and Japanese Emperors for 

 sporting purposes, also as pets. Pp. 1-19 



CHAPTER II. 

 DOG-LORE AND SUPERSTITION. 



Use of dogs for culinary purposes in China, Corea, Indonesia, America and 

 Europe. Dog-sacrifices. Former reverence for dogs in Japan. The God Erh 

 Lang protector of dogs. His temple in Peking. The Heavenly Barking Dog 

 which eats the sun and moon in eclipses. Dogs in Buddhism, Lamaism, Taoism 

 and Fengshui. Pp. 20-43 



CHAPTER III. 

 DOG-BREEDING. 



Its political importance in China and in Europe in mediaeval times. The 

 dogs of Kublai Khan. Cats of the Ming period. Lap-dogs and pigeons of Tao 

 Kuang period. Imperial dog-books. Dogs of the late Empress Dowager. Com- 

 mercial breeding of dogs in Manchuria and Mongolia. Pp. 44-55 



CHAPTER IV. 

 SPORTING AND GUARD DOGS. 



Ancient Chinese sporting dogs. The mastiff in ancient China and mediaeval 

 Europe. Falconry. Its origin and practice in Europe, China and Japan. De- 

 velopment of scent in dogs. Use of the fowling-piece. The chow dog. Chinese 

 sledge-dogs. The greyhound in China and in Europe. The small greyhound 

 of Shensi and Kansu. The Chinese wolf-hound. The Tibetan mastiff. Tomb- 

 dogs. British presents of mastiffs to the East. Records of Tibetan Mastiffs. 

 Hydrophobia. Pp. 56-89 



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