The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog

Various

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9781473390300
• Print ISBN:
  9781445526300
  9781445527505

Two thousand years of the little white lapdog of the Mediterranean, gathered from the great Victorian and Edwardian writers on the fancy.

The Maltese Dog - A Complete Anthology of the Dog brings together more than twenty chapters from the rare kennel literature of the period, among them H. W. Huntington's My Dog and I (1897) and The Show Dog (1901), Robert Leighton's The New Book of the Dog (1907), Vero Shaw, Rawdon Lee, Herbert Compton and Walter Hutchinson. Each writes as an authority of his day on a toy breed already ancient when the Romans wrote about it - traced through the Mediterranean trading world, prized as a symbol of loyalty, and recognised by the American Kennel Club in 1888.

The chapters cover the points and the coat, the temperament, the assessment of a dog in the ring, and the celebrated winners and their pedigrees, with the original photographs reproduced throughout.

This edition features:

• Over twenty chapters drawn from the rare kennel literature of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
• Writing by Huntington, Leighton, Vero Shaw, Rawdon Lee, Compton and Hutchinson
• Points, coat, temperament and ring assessment, with the pedigrees of celebrated winners
• The original photographs of the leading dogs of the era, reproduced throughout

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• House Dogs And Sporting Dogs - Their Varieties, Points, Management, Training, Breeding, Rearing And Diseases.
• 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.
• The Illustrated Book Of The Dog.
• My Dog And I - Being A Concise Treatise Of The Various Breeds Of Dogs Their Origins And Uses. Written Expressly For The Novice.
• A History And Description Of The Modern Dogs Of Great Britain And Ireland (Non Sporting Division) Including Toy, Pet, Fancy, And Ladies Dogs.
• 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.
• Dog Shows And Doggy People.
• British Dogs - Their Points, Selection, And Show Preparation - With Illustrations Of Typical Dogs.
• The Twentieth Century Dog (Non Sporting) - Compiled From The Contributions Of Over Five Hundred Experts. Vol. I.
• 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. III.
• Dogs And All About Them.
• The Kennel Encyclopaedia - Vol. III. Ken To Spa.
• Up To Date Toy Dogs.
• 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.
• Dogs: Their History And Development - Vol. I.
• The Practical Dog Book - With Chapters On The Authentic History Of All Varieties Hitherto Unpublished, And A Veterinary Guide And Dosage Section, And Information On Advertising And On Exporting To All Parts Of The World.
• About Our Dogs - The Breeds And Their Management.
• 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.
• Hutchinson’s Dog Encyclopaedia - An Invaluable Work Of International Importance (Alphabetically Arranged For Easy Reference) On Breeds Of Dogs Of Every Country, With Full Veterinary Advice In Cases Of Accidents Or Ailments, Etc., On Their Care And Home Treatment, Contributed By The Most Eminent Authorities. Volume I - A To Fo.
• The Book Of Dogs.