CONTENTS. 



BOOK I. 



THE NAT0KAL HISTORY, ZOOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION, AND VARIETIES 



OF THE DOG. 



INTRODUCTORY CHAPTER. 



PAGE 



Origin. — Grcneral Characteristics. — Habitats. — Varieties. — F. Cuvier's Divisional 

 Arrangement. — Arrangement adopted by the Author 3 



CHAPTER I. 



Wild and half-reclaimed Dogs, hunting in Packs. — The Dingo. — The Dhole. — The 

 Pariah. — The Wild Dog of Africa.— The South- American Dog.— The North- 

 American Dog. — Other Wild Dogs 14 



CHAPTER II. 



rWMESTICATED DOGS HCNTIXG CHIEFLY BY THE EYE, AND KILLtNG THEIR 



GAME FOR MAX's USE. 



The Rough Scotch Greyhound and Deerhound. — ^The Smooth or English Greyhound. 

 — The Gazehound. — The Irish Greyhound, or Wolf-dog. — The French Matiu. — 

 The Hare-Indian Dog. — The Albanian Dog. — The Grecian Grej^hound. — The 

 Turkish Greyhound. — The Persian Greyhound. — The Russian Greyhound. — The 

 Italian Greyhound 20 



