Preface. vii 



Milford Hall, Newtown, N. Wales, and of the Hon. 

 H. C. Wynn, of Rug, Corwen, N. Wales. 



Following the precedent of other writers, a point 

 scale is included in the description of each variety of 

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

 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 particular 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, Lojidon, May, i8gy. 



