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dog. This is done, not with an idea that such 

 figures are of the slightest use in proving the excel- 

 lence, or otherwise, of any animal, but because 

 some readers, accustomed to such tables, might 

 think the book somewhat incomplete without them. 



I thank all who assisted in providing subjects for 

 illustration, and in giving valuable information that 

 could not have been obtained, except from owners 

 who have made individual varieties of the dog a 

 special study. To them I dedicate this work, as a 

 slight return for their kindness and the interest 

 they have taken in its publication. 



RAWDON B. LEE. 



Brixton, London, March, 1893. 



