Dogs and All about Them

The Project Gutenberg EBook of Dogs and All About Them, by Robert LeightonThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it,give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online atwww.gutenberg.netTitle: Dogs and All About ThemAuthor: Robert LeightonRelease Date: February 8, 2004 [EBook #10991]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK DOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEM ***Produced by Wendy CrockettDOGS AND ALL ABOUT THEMBYROBERT LEIGHTONASSISTED BYEMINENT AUTHORITIES ON THE VARIOUS BREEDSWITH SEVENTEEN FULL-PAGE PLATES[Frontispiece: SMOOTH-COATED ST. BERNARD: CH. THE VIKING. (_From thePainting by Lilian Cheviot.)][Transcriber's Note: The capital letter "P" has been used throughout to represent the pound sign of British currency.]PREFACEThe popularity of the dog as a companion, as a guardian of property, as an assistant in the pursuit of game, and as theobject of a pleasurable hobby, has never been so great as it is at the present time. More dogs are kept in this countrythan ever there formerly were, and they are more skilfully bred, more tenderly treated, and cared for with a more solicitouspride than was the case a generation ago. There are fewer mongrels in our midst, and the family dog has become arespectable member of society. Two million dog licences were taken out in the British Isles in the course of 1909. In ...