CONTENTS
| SECTION A | |
| PAGE | |
| Chapter I | [3] |
| The Pointer | |
| Head—Colour—Eyes—Back—Hind-quarters—Faults—Value of Points. | |
| Chapter II | [18] |
| The English Setter | |
| Laverack Setters—Coat—Colour—Skull—Ears—Eyes—Neck—Back-quarters—Tail—Fore-limbs—Weight—Faults. | |
| The Irish Setter | |
| Coat—Ears—Eyes—Neck—Forelegs—Loins. | |
| The Black=and=Tan Setter (Gordon Setter) | |
| Eyes—Ears—Head—Neck—Shoulders and Chest—Fore-limbs—Feet—Back—Loins—Stern—Value of Points. | |
| Chapter III | [32] |
| International Gundog League | |
| Pointer and Setter Society | |
| Rules—Rules for the Trial Meetings. | |
| Chapter IV | [42] |
| Retrievers | |
| Flat-coated: Coat—Head—Ears—Eyes—Chest—Neck—Back—Loins—Limbs—Faults. Curly-coated. | |
| Labradors | |
| Rules of the Retriever Society | |
| Chapter V | [66] |
| Spaniels | |
| General Characteristics of the different Varieties—Temperament—Coat—Colour—Head—Ears—Fore-limbs—Body. | |
| The Clumber | |
| Weight—Head—Ears—Eyes—Coat—Neck—Club. | |
| The Sussex Spaniel | |
| Colour—Coat—Weight—Head—Eyes—Ears—Nose—Neck—Shoulders and Chest—Fore-limbs—Faults. | |
| Field Spaniels | |
| The Cocker Spaniel | |
| Head—Ears—Coat—Colour—Club Prices—Faults. | |
| The Irish Water Spaniel | |
| Colour—Nose—Skull—Ears—Neck—Coat—Height—GeneralAppearances—Faults—Weight—Club. | |
| The English Water Spaniel | |
| Chapter VI | [94] |
| International Gundog League | |
| Rules—Regulations (subject to alteration). | |
| Chapter VII | [102] |
| Training Spaniels | |
| SECTION B | |
| HOUNDS | |
| Chapter VIII | [113] |
| The Foxhound | |
| Packs of Foxhounds. | |
| Harriers | |
| Loins—Back—Ribs—Chest—Fore-limbs—Coat. | |
| The Otterhound | |
| Colour—Height—Eyes—Ears—Skull—Neck. | |
| The Deerhound | |
| Head—Ears—Neck—Shoulders—Stern—Eyes—Body—Legs—Feet—Coat—Colour—Height—Weight—Points required. | |
| SECTION C | |
| HOUNDS | |
| Chapter IX | [141] |
| The Bloodhound | |
| Head—Eyes—Legs—Feet—Chest—Shoulder—Neck—Ribs—Back—Loins—Hind-quarters—Limbs—Tail—Coat—Colour—Height—Club—Association of Bloodhound Breeders. | |
| Irish Wolfhounds | |
| Weight—Height—Head—Ears—Neck—Fore-limbs—Hind-quarters | |
| The Greyhound | |
| Head—Eyes—Ears—Neck—Fore-quarters. | |
| The Whippet | |
| Coat—Constitution—Fore-limbs—Hind-quarters—Feet—Tail—General Appearance of the Whippet. | |
| SECTION D | |
| MIXED HOUNDS | |
| Chapter X | [179] |
| The Borzois or Russian Wolfhound | |
| Ears—Eyes—Chest—Neck—Fore-limbs—Colour—Coat—Height—Faults—Club. | |
| The Beagle | |
| English Beagle Club—Points—American Beagle Club—Points. | |
| Chapter XI | [194] |
| The Dachshund | |
| Coat—Head—Nose—Eyes—Ears—Neck—Chest—Shoulders—Legs—Feet—Toes—Hind-quarters. | |
| The Basset-hound | |
| Colour—Coat—Head—Fore-quarters—Chest—ClubRules of Basset Club—Points of BassetHound (smooth)—General Appearance—Points ofthe Basset-hound (rough). | |
| SECTION E | |
| FOX TERRIERS | |
| Chapter XII | [239] |
| The Fox Terrier | |
| Standard of Points recommended by the Fox Terrier Club. | |
| Rough Fox Terrier | |
| Scale of Points—Disqualifying Points. | |
| SECTION F | |
| TERRIERS | |
| Chapter XIII | [269] |
| The Skye Terrier | |
| Colour—Head—Body—Legs—Height—Faults—Club—Prices. | |
| The Bedlington Terrier | |
| History—Height—Weight—Colour—Nose—Coat—Skull—Body—Tail—Limbsand Quarters—Club. | |
| The Scottish Terrier | |
| Coat—Height—Colour—Body—Neck—Chest—Limbsand Feet—Ears—Eyes—Head—Hair—Muzzle—Height—Clubs. | |
| The Irish Terrier | |
| Coat—Colour—Neck—Body—Limbs and Feet—Weight—Club—Prices. | |
| The Airedale Terrier | |
| Standard of the Airedale Terrier Club—Points—Rules and Regulations. | |
| The White West Highland Terrier | |
| Description of. | |
| The Welsh Terrier | |
| Head—Neck—Arms—Forearms—Back andLoins—Tail—First and Second Thighs—Feet—Club. | |
| The Dandie=Dinmont | |
| History—Head—Neck—Tail—Fore and Hindlimbs—Colour—Society—Standard of Points ofDandie-Dinmont Terrier Club—Rules for Breeders'Challenge Cup—Rules for the Tiddeman Trophies—Rulesfor the Ringwood Club—Breeders' Cups, etc. | |
| SECTION G | |
| AFGHAN GREYHOUND-LURCHER | |
| Chapter XIV | [333] |
| The Afghan Greyhound | |
| Skull—Eyes—Ears—Neck—Colour—Weight—Heightat Shoulder—Limbs. | |
| The Lurcher | |
| The Training, Use, and Abuse, of Night=Dogs | |
| Chapter XV | [351] |
| The Gamekeepers' Kennel Association | |
| Chapter XVI | [363] |
| Feeding Sporting Dogs | |
| Conditioning Dogs | |
| Chapter XVII | [369] |
| Specific Ailments | |
| Distemper—Rabies—Blood Poisoning—Rheumatism—Chest Founder or Kennel Lameness. | |
| Chapter XVIII | [384] |
| Constitutional Skin Diseases | |
| Eczema—Boils—Herpes—Nettle Rash. | |
| Chapter XIX | [389] |
| External Parasites and Parasitic Skin Diseases | |
| Fleas—Pediculi or Lice—Ringworm—SarcopticMange—Follicular Mange. | |
| Chapter XX | [394] |
| Diseases of the Gullet, Stomach, Bowels, and Digestive Glands | |
| Disease of the Gullet—Inflammation of theStomach—Twist and Intussusception of the Bowels—Inflammationof the Bowels—Vomiting—Worms—Diarrhœa—Dysentery—Hæmorrhage—Hæmorrhoids—Dyspepsia—Jaundice—Ruptures. | |
| Chapter XXI | [413] |
| Poisons and their Remedies | |
| Poisoning by Arsenic—Antimony—Strychnine—Phosphorus—Ratand other Vermin Destroyers—ByLead—Mercury—Ptomaine Poisoning. | |
| Chapter XXII | [419] |
| Diseases of the Urinary Organs | |
| Disease of the Kidneys—Stone in the Bladder—Inflammationof the Bladder—Stricture of theUrethra. | |
| Chapter XXIII | [422] |
| Diseases of the Ear | |
| Dropsy of the Ear-flap—Otitis—Otorrhœa orCanker (internal)—Split Margin of Ear—(ExternalCanker)—Eczema of Ears—Deafness—MorbidGrowths in Passage—Concretions—Syringing ears. | |
| Chapter XXIV | [428] |
| Diseases of the Eye | |
| Ophthalmia—Blindness—Inverted Eyelids—EvertedEyelids—Torn Eyelids—Foreign Bodiesin Eyes—Bareness around Margins. | |
| Chapter XXV | [433] |
| Injuries and Minor Operations | |
| Wounds—Overgrown Claws—Fractures. | |
| Chapter XXVI | [438] |
| Minor Operations | |
| Docking—Setoning—Enemas—Fomentations—Blistering—Tumoursand Warts. | |
| Appendix | [443] |
| White West Highland Terrier | |
| Club Standard of Points. | |
| Index | [447] |