PEEFACE 



My only excuse for offering this little volume to the public 

 is my extreme love of dogs. I was not born with the pro- 

 verbial golden spoon in my mouth, but with an innate 

 adoration of our dpar and faithful four-footed friends, and 

 from my babyhood have never been without a pet dog ; 

 and to write about them has, indeed, been a labour of 

 love. I hope what is written in these pages will be of 

 some little use to dog lovers, though, of course, there are 

 so many books with fuller details and descriptions, and 

 much better and more learned. 



The points and descriptions of the dogs are taken from 

 the different clubs whose judges have agreed as to the 

 various breeds of dog which they have taken up. My 

 authorities on many points are from Dalziel S. K. Steel, 

 AsHMOONT, F. Knox, Gordon Stables, Shaav, Eomanes, 

 Jesse, and Round, whose works are so well known. 



I am also deeply indebted for medicinal hints from 

 Raea Avis of the ' Lady's Pictorial,' also to ' Farm, Field, 

 and Fireside ' and ' Home and Farm,' and I recommend 

 all who keep dogs and other animals to take in these most 

 useful weeklies, as they abound with much useful and 

 interesting information, also to Spratts' work on canine 

 diseases, which no dog-owner should be without. 



