Great Danes: Past and Present

Morell Mackenzie, Dr Morell MacKenzie, Morell MacKenzie

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447487272
• Print ISBN:
  9781846640742
  9781846640759

Originally published in 1912, this extremely rare early work on the Great Dane is much sought after. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished it, using the original text and photographs, as part of their CLASSIC BREED BOOKS series. The author was a highly respected breeder of the day and book's 222 pages cover all aspects of the Great Dane. It starts with the history of the breed and moves on to discuss buying, breeding, feeding and showing amongst many other topics. It also features over 50 photographs of champion Great Danes of the Day. This is a fascinating read for any great Dane afficionado or historian of the breed but also contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog breed books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS are reprinting these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. CHAPTERS: I: HISTORY II: BREEDING PRINCIPLES III: THE MAIN BREEDING POINTS IV: DESIRABLE POINTS, AND DEFECTS V: MATING, WHELPING AND REARING VI: CLUBS AND STANDARD OF POINTS VII: GREAT DANE TYPE VIII. COLOUR BREEDING IX. FEEDING X. KENNELS AND EXERCISE XI. CHARACTER AND ANECDOTES XII. COMMONER AILMENTS OF GREAT DANES XIII. SHOWS AND SHOWING

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half title
• Title
• Copyright
• Index to Chapters.
• Chapter I.—History
• Chapter II.—Breeding Principles
• Chapter III.—The Main Breeding Points
• Chapter IV.—Desirable Points, and Defects
• Chapter V.—Mating, Whelping and Rearing
• Chapter VI.—Clubs and Standards of Points
• Chapter VII.—Great Dane Type
• Chapter VIII.—Colour Breeding
• Chapter IX.—Feeding
• Chapter X.—Kennels and Exercise
• Chapter XI.—Character and Anecdotes
• Chapter XII.—Commoner Ailments of Great Danes
• Chapter XIII.—Shows and Showing