Bred by northern working men for rag-racing and rabbit-coursing, the Whippet is a small, swift sighthound - the poor man's racehorse. Freeman Lloyd's The Whippet or Race Dog is a hands-on guide to producing and campaigning the track dog.First published in 1904, it sets out the practical side of the sport, from selecting and rearing promising stock to conditioning, training and running.A scarce early work on the sport, restored in an affordable mode...

The setter is a classic British gundog, worked to range wide and mark game birds on moor and field. In All Setters, Freeman Lloyd sets down what every owner and breeder should know of the breed.First published in 1930, Freeman Lloyd's account sets the setter's history and origins alongside guidance on its points and standard, its character, and the everyday work of rearing, feeding and preparing a dog for the show ring.Long scarce in its original e...

SPANIELS AND THEIR TRAINING THEIR BREEDING AND REARING BENCH SHOW POINTS AND CHARACTERISTICS By Freeman Lloyd A VINTAGE DOG BOOKS CLASSIC REPRINT Originally privately published in the early 1900s, this scarce work on the Spaniel is both expensive and very hard to find in its first edition. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and illustrations, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The author was a highly respected expert on many breeds of dogs, but freely ...

Developed in nineteenth-century England from bulldog and terrier stock, the Bull Terrier is a powerful, courageous and famously good-natured companion. In Bull Terriers, Major Count V. C. Hollender sets down what every owner and breeder should know of the breed.First published in 1950, Major Count V. C. Hollender's account sets the Bull Terrier's history and origins alongside guidance on its points and standard, its character, and the everyday work of rear...

This fascinating book contains a collection of out of print articles from the pens of well known writers concerning the history, origins and anecdotes of the Bull Terrier. The book's one hundred and seventy pages, complete with illustrations, contains many chapters concerning :- History of the Breed - Showing - Breeding - Dog Fighting - Rat Pits - Ear Cropping - Miniature Bull Terriers - Coloured Bull Terriers - Pit Bull Terriers - Fighting Rules - Origins - etc. It is essential reading fo...

A massive guardian of the Himalaya, the Tibetan Mastiff has watched over flocks and monasteries for centuries. The Tibetan Mastiff gathers the scattered early literature of the breed – its history, description, character and management – into a single readable volume.These collected accounts range across the Tibetan Mastiff's history and origins, its description and character, and the practical business of rearing, breeding and showing it, assembled from t...

The English Springer is the oldest of the land spaniels, bred to spring and flush game for net, hawk and gun. The English Springer Spaniel gathers the scattered early literature of the breed – its history, description, character and management – into a single readable volume.These collected accounts range across the English Springer Spaniel's history and origins, its description and character, and the practical business of rearing, breeding and showing it,...

Bred by the Russian aristocracy to course wolves across the open steppe, the Borzoi is a sighthound of great elegance and speed. Borzoi: The Russian Wolfhound gathers the scattered early literature of the breed – its history, description, character and management – into a single readable volume.These collected accounts range across the Borzoi's history and origins, its description and character, and the practical business of rearing, breeding and showing i...

Originally published in 1907 as part of "The Kennel Encyclopaedia." Only 1500 copies of these volumes were ever published and consequently remain rare and expensive. This extremely comprehensive and informative extracted treatise on the bloodhound was the first in-depth publication to deal with this ancient breed. The contents are well illustrated with photographs of famous bloodhounds. Contents include: History - Origins - Breeding - Training - Hunting - Man Hunting - Management - Pedigre...

The largest of the terriers, the Airedale - King of Terriers - was bred in the Aire valley of Yorkshire as a versatile working dog. In The Modern Airedale Terrier, W. J. Phillips sets down what every owner and breeder should know of the breed.First published in 1921, W. J. Phillips's account sets the Airedale Terrier's history and origins alongside guidance on its points and standard, its character, and the everyday work of rearing, feeding and preparing a...

The Dachshund - the German badger dog - is a long-bodied scent hound bred to go to ground after badger and fox. The Daschund gathers the scattered early literature of the breed – its history, description, character and management – into a single readable volume.These collected accounts range across the Dachshund's history and origins, its description and character, and the practical business of rearing, breeding and showing it, assembled from the works of ...

Robert Kaleski was the pioneer chronicler and standard-setter of Australia's own working breeds - the Kelpie, the Cattle Dog and the Dingo. In Australian Barkers and Biters he sets down their origins, their standards and the shaping of Australia's native breeds.First published in 1914, it draws on early sources to follow the breed's development, its type and character, and the people who shaped it. It sets out the native working dogs of Australia, their or...