Australian Barkers and Biters

Robert Kaleski

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9781446549018
• Print ISBN:
  9781905124756
  9781905124763
• Subtopic: Zoology

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 origins and standards.

Long sought after by collectors, this scarce study is restored here in an affordable modern edition for enthusiasts and breed historians.

This edition features:

• A detailed history of the working dogs of Australia from its earliest origins.
• Examines the breed's development, type and character.
• Draws on rare early sources and illustrations.
• Faithfully republished in a modern edition.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• i The Origin of the Dog
• ii Variations of the Dog Species
• iii How the Tame Breeds of Dogs Were Created
• iv The Noble Dingo
• v The Australian Cattle-dog
• vi The Kelpie—And People Who Covet Him
• vii The Barb
• viii Sheep-dog Trials
• ix fudging and Buying Cattle- and Sheep-dogs
• x Kangaroo-dogs
• xi Bush Greyhounds
• xii True Greyhounds
• xiii All About Beagles
• xiv The Cocker Spaniel
• xv The Fox-terrier
• xvi The Menace of the Alsatian Wolf-dog
• xvii The Law on Dogs in N.S.W.
• xviii Dog-fights
• xix Dog-fancying
• xx The Dog-workers of Australia
• xxi A Premier Sheep-dog Trial Judge
• xxii “God’s Dogs”