The Otterhound - A Complete Anthology of the Dog

Various

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473352728
• Print ISBN:
  9781445526362
  9781445527567

The deep-voiced, web-footed hound of the English rivers, described while the packs were still hunting.

The Otterhound - A Complete Anthology of the Dog gathers breed chapters from the rare kennel literature of 1879 onwards, among them Vero Shaw's The Illustrated Book of the Dog (1879), Robert Leighton's The New Book of the Dog (1907) and A. Croxton Smith's About Our Dogs. Their subject is a rough-coated scent hound first shown at Leeds in 1861 and worked in packs on river otter, a sport already old when these writers were young.

Hunting ended in 1978, and the breed is now on the Kennel Club's Vulnerable Native Breeds list - one of the rarest dogs in Britain. These chapters give its points, its nose, its temperament and its great packs, with the original photographs reproduced throughout.

This edition features:

• Breed chapters from the rare kennel literature of 1879 to the 1930s
• The hound in its working prime, before the sport ended and the numbers fell
• Points, nose and temperament, with the histories of the great packs
• The original photographs of the leading dogs of the era, reproduced throughout

Table of contents

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• Contents
• House Dogs And Sporting Dogs - Their Varieties, Points, Management, Training, Breeding, Rearing And Diseases. John Meyrick. 1861
• The Dogs Of The British Islands. Being A Series Articles Of The Points Of Their Various Breeds, And The Treatment Of The Diseases To Which They Are Subject. J. H. Walsh. 1867
• The Illustrated Book Of The Dog. Vero Shaw. 1879.
• A History And Description Of The Modern Dogs Of Great Britain And Ireland - Sporting Division: Vol. I. Rawdon B. Lee. 1897
• My Dog And I - Being A Concise Treatise Of The Various Breeds Of Dogs Their Origins And Uses. Written Expressly For The Novice. H. W. Huntington. 1897.
• The Show Dog - Being A Book Devoted To Describing The Cardinal Virtues And Objectionable Features Of All The Breeds Of Dogs From The Show Ring Standpoint, With Mode Of Treatment Of The Dog Both In Health And Sickness. H. W. Huntington. 1901
• British Dogs - Their Points, Selection, And Show Preparation - With Illustrations Of Typical Dogs. W. D. Drury. 1903
• Sporting Dogs - Their Points: And Management; In Health And Disease. Frank Townend Barton. 1905
• The New Book Of The Dog - A Comprehensive Natural History Of British Dogs And Their Foreign Relatives, With Chapters On Law, Breeding, Kennel Management, And Veterinary Treatment. Vol. II. Robert Leighton. 1907
• Dogs And All About Them. Robert Leighton. 1910.
• The Kennel Encyclopaedia - Vol. III. Ken To Spa. J. Sidney Turner. 1910
• Hounds. Frank Townend Barton. 1913
• Dogs And How To Know Them - With Notes As To Their Care And Management And Other Information. Including A Standard Of Excellence And A Complete List Of Books On Dogs From 1800 In The British Museum. Edward C. Ash. 1925
• About Our Dogs - The Breeds And Their Management. A. Croxton Smith. 1931
• Dogs Of The World - The Author And Dogs - History And Origins Of Man's Best Friend - Care And General Management - Feeding - Rearing - Exhibiting - Common Diseases, Etc. Arthur Craven. 1931