CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE DOG AND ITS HABITS. 

 ^ . - ^, 'AGE 



Origin— Characteristics— Age, &c. &c i 



CHAPTER II. 



VARIETIES OF THE DOG. 



Pointer— Setters— Field Spaniels— Sussex Spaniel— Clumber 

 Spaniel— Norfolk Spaniel— Cocker— Water Spaniels— Old 

 English Water Spaniel— North of Ireland Water Spaniel- 

 South Irish Water Spaniel— English Greyhound . . 4 



CHAPTER III. 



VARIETIES OF THE DOG {contimud). 



Hounds— The Bloodhound— Staghound— Foxhound— Harrier 

 —Beagle — Dachshund — Otterhound — Fox Terrier — 

 Truffle Dog— Retrievers— Deerhound— The Borzoi . . 28 



CHAPTER IV. 



USEFUL COMPANIONS OF MAN. 



Old English Mastiff— The Great Dane— Newfoundland— St. 

 Bernard — Bulldog — Bull Terriers — Pure Terriers — Smooth 

 English Terrier — Black and Tan English Terrier — Rough 

 or Broken-haired Terrier — Skye Terrier — Dandie Dinmont 

 — Bedlington Terrier — Irish Terrier — Welsh Terrier — 

 Whippet — Bob-tailed Sheep-Dog— Collie — Pomeranian or 

 Spitz 5j 



