PREFACE. 



THIS Monograph on the Greyhound is one of a series, the 

 object of which is to meet the requirements of the very 

 large and increasing class of fanciers who take special 

 interest in one or other variety of the dog. 



Each Monograph is an enlargement from " BRITISH DOGS/' 

 giving such additional matter as the modern fancier re- 

 quires, but which is outside the scheme of the compre- 

 hensive work, written for the lover of the dog in general, 

 who does not seek for the completeness of detail which 

 the specialist demands. 



The cultivation of the dog in general, and especially in 

 the direction of a clearer separation of distinct varieties, 

 has been greatly stimulated by our competitive exhibitions, 

 and the consequent increased demand, at home and abroad, 

 for pure bred specimens. This is strongly exemplified in 

 the large and increasing number of special clubs, each 

 devoted to the interests of one particular breed, and 

 which authoritatively defines the standard of excellence 

 by which it shall be judged. These circumstances seemed 

 to demand the present series of Monographs, which are 

 designed to serve the particular interest of each fancier. 



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