PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION. 



That a second edition of this work has been called 

 for in so short a time the author takes to be evidence 

 that it meets a want. That it has been so kindly received 

 by the press, the general public, and the veterinary pro- 

 fession, has encouraged him to do his best to bring this 

 second edition up to date in even the smallest details. 

 The author has seen no reason to change the general plan 

 of the work, which he still deems the best because in 

 accordance with the laws of the mind, viz., that the nor- 

 mal should be studied before the abnormal or diseased; 

 and he is as fully as ever convinced that if the veterina- 

 rian is to secure the confidence of the public as regards 

 canine medicine, he must give evidence of a knowledge 

 of dogs as dogs — i. e., their nature and varieties, as well 

 as their diseased conditions. In other words, the vet- 

 erinarian must be a cynologist. 



Some of the changes in this edition have been made 

 in deference to the views of those whose authority car- 

 ries weight in regard to the subjects of which they 

 speak ; others have been necessitated by the extraordi- 



