PREFACE. ix 



These records have been carefully collected ; and I believe it will 

 be found, that though some individuals may hold different views, 

 yet that in each case that which I have presented is the one which 

 is maintained by a large majority of those who have made the 

 subject their particular study. It is impossible to attain a cer- 

 tainty of this in every instance ; but should I be wrong, it can, at 

 all events, be maintained that neither time, trouble, nor expense 

 has been spared in arriving at it. 



Book II. describes the best methods of breeding, rearing, 

 breaking, and managing the dog, while in health, by means of 

 appropriate food, exercise, and lodging. This division of the 

 subject, therefore, embraces the entering and running of the 

 greyhound ; the breaking and working of shooting dogs ; the 

 entering and hunting of hounds ; and the management of vermin 

 terriers, toy, and house dogs. 



Lastly, in the Third Book the most modern and successful 

 treatment of the diseases to which the dog is subject is given at 

 length; and in terms which will, it is hoped, be intelligible to 

 all. My readers will, therefore, perceive that I have omitted no 

 information at all likely to be interesting to the lover of the dog. 

 which a long experience and most extensive opportunities have 

 enabled me to obtain. 



STONEHENGE. 

 July 1st, 1859. 



