Both Author and Publisher, will be satisfied, if it meets with the hearty reception accorded to the companion publications.
In conclusion, the Author wishes to express most hearty thanks to all Breeders and Exhibitors who have so generously supplied him with Photographs: to Our Dogs Gazette; The Kennel Gazette; The Gamekeeper, etc.
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] |