Australian Barkers and Biters

Robert Kaleski

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

Originally published in Sydney 1914 in a Limited Edition, this rare early dog book is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. A later, and still very scarce edition was enlarged and revised with the addition of many early dog breed photographs. VINTAGE DOG BOOKS have republished this edition using the original text and photographs, as part of their Classic Breed Books series. Although this book deals mainly with observations, history and research on the Kelpi, Heeler, and other Australian Sheep and Cattle Dogs, several other dog breeds peculiar to Australia are discussed in some detail. Two hundred and fifty six pages contain twenty two comprehensive chapters:- The Origin of the Dog. - Variations of the Dog Species. - Creation of Tame Dogs. - The Noble Dingo. - The Australian Cattle Dog. - The Kelpie. - The Barb. - Sheep-dog Trials. - Judging and Buying. - Kangaroo Dogs. - Bush Greyhounds. - True Greyhounds. - Beagles. - Cocker Spaniels. - Fox Terriers. - Alsatian Wolf Dog. - Laws on Dogs. - Dog Fighting. - Dog Fancying. - Australian Dog Workers. - A Premier Sheep-dog Trial Judge. - "God's Dogs". This is a fascinating read for any Sheep and Cattle Dog enthusiast or historian of the breeds, 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 republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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”