The new book of the dog - a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment (1911) (14577136907)

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Title: The new book of the dog : a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Leighton, Robert, 1859-1934
Subjects: Dogs
Publisher: London New York : Cassell
Contributing Library: Webster Family Library of Veterinary Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Tufts University



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THE NEW BOOK OF THE DOG A COMPREHENSIVE NATURAL HISTORY OFBRITISH DOGS AND THEIR FOREIGN RELATIVES,WITH CHAPTERS ON LAW, BREEDING, KENNELMANAGEMENT, AND VETERINARY TREATMENT By ROBERT LEIGHTON ASSISTED BY EMINENT AUTHORITIESON THE VARIOUS BREEDS ILLUSTRATED WITH TWENTY-ONE COLOURED PLATES ANDNUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAITS OF FAMOUS DOGS VOLUME ISPECIAL EDITION CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED LONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO & MELBOURNE All Rights Reserved191 i TOHER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY QUEEN ALEXANDRA WHO HAS EVER BEEN A TRUE FRIEND OF DOGS THIS WORK IS BY HER MAJESTYS OWN KIND PERMISSION RESPECTFULLY DEDICATED PREFACE. THIS work is produced with the design of providing accurate and authori-tative information concerning the natural history of the various caninebreeds, and my aim has been to present the information in popularform and in orderly sequence, adequately illustrated with portraits oftypical examples of all the known varieties of the domesticated dog, Britishand foreign. The pop