PREFACE. 



Our dumb friend and companion has advanced to signal 

 prominence in various directions. His mental aptitude, 

 as well as natural capabilities, are better understood, and 

 recent years have witnessed a marvellous increase in his 

 varied spheres of usefulness, with corresponding appre- 

 ciation of his intelligence and intrinsic worth. His 

 management in health and disease is, therefore, a 

 subject of the first importance. To promote the first 

 and remove the latter is the supreme desire of him who 

 rightly appreciates the virtues of his canine friend. 

 How to effect this forms the prominent theme of the 

 following pages. 



The valuable experience of Stonehenge which graced 

 the pages of the first part of former editions has been 

 largely retained, new matter being added where it was 

 expressly needed. 



The second part, relating to Disease, has been entirely 

 re-written, and presents the standard of current experience 

 as to its nature and appropriate treatment. 



In the endeavour to present reliable views regarding 

 the nature of the maladies of the dog, they are arranged 

 as far as practicable in accordance with the supposed 

 causes ; thus, many are conveniently included under the 

 head of Blood Diseases ; others are due to specific or 

 contagious elements ; while the majority, perhaps, arising 

 from interference with organic function, injury, &c., are 



