CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



1. GENERAL HISTORY OF THE DOG . . . . i 



2. THE ENGLISH MASTIFF 10 



3. THE BULLDOG . . . . ... . 17 



4. THE ST. BERNARD . . . / . . 32 



5. THE NEWFOUNDLAND . . . .* . .38 



6. THE GREAT DANE. . . . . . . 44 



7. THE DALMATIAN ... . . . 49 



8. THE COLLIE . . . . . . . . 53 



9. THE OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG ./ . . . 60 



10. THE CHOW CHOW . . . . . - . . 67 



11. THE POODLE 70 



12. THE SCHIPPERKE 77 



13. THE BLOODHOUND . . . . . . 80 



14. THE OTTERHOUND . . . . . . 86 



15. THE IRISH WOLFHOUND . ... . 90 



16. THE DEERHOUND 95 



17. THE BORZOI, OR RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND . . 101 



18. THE GREYHOUND . . . . . , 108 



19. THE WHIPPET . . .' . . . . 113 



20. THE FOXHOUND . . . . . . . 118 



21. THE HARRIER AND THE BEAGLE .... 123 



22. THE POINTER 127 



23. THE SETTERS 132 



24. THE RETRIEVERS 139 



25. THE SPORTING SPANIEL 148 



26. THE BASSET-HOUND 172 



