My Dog and I

About this eBook

Author

Huntington, Harry Woodworth, 1851-1902

Title

My dog and I : Being a concise treatise of the various breeds of dogs, their origins and uses. Written expressly for the novice, containing a comprehensive mode of treatment both in health and sickness, together with the names of some prominent breeders.

Original Publication

New York: The Caxton Press, 1897.

Credits

Sonya Schermann and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

SF: Agriculture: Animal culture

Subject

Dogs

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73034

Release Date

February 26, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.MY DOG AND I.
2. 2.CONTENTS.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.THE BULLDOG (ENGLISH).
5. 5.THE BULLDOG (FRENCH).
6. 6.THE CHESAPEAKE BAY DOG.
7. 7.THE COLLIE (ROUGH-COATED).
8. 8.THE COLLIE (SMOOTH-COATED).
9. 9.THE DALMATIAN (COACH-DOG).
10. 10.THE GREAT DANE.
11. 11.THE HOUND (BASSET).
12. 12.THE HOUND (BEAGLE).
13. 13.THE HOUND (BLOODHOUND).
14. 14.THE HOUND (DACHSHUND).
15. 15.THE HOUND (DEERHOUND).
16. 16.THE HOUND (AMERICAN FOXHOUND).
17. 17.THE HOUND (ENGLISH FOXHOUND).
18. 18.THE HOUND (ENGLISH GREYHOUND).
19. 19.THE HOUND (HARRIER).
20. 20.THE HOUND (ITALIAN GREYHOUND).
21. 21.THE HOUND (OTTERHOUND).
22. 22.THE HOUND (IRISH WOLFHOUND).
23. 23.THE HOUND (RUSSIAN WOLFHOUND).
24. 24.THE MASTIFF.
25. 25.THE MEXICAN HAIRLESS.
26. 26.THE NEWFOUNDLAND.
27. 27.THE POINTER.
28. 28.THE POMERANIAN.
29. 29.THE POODLE (BLACK, CURLY-COATED).
30. 30.THE POODLE (BLACK, CORDED).
31. 31.THE POODLE (WHITE-AND-RED).
32. 32.THE PUG (FAWN).
33. 33.THE PUG (BLACK).
34. 34.THE RETRIEVER (BLACK, CURLY-COATED).
35. 35.THE RETRIEVER (BLACK, FLAT- OR WAVY-COATED).
36. 36.THE ST. BERNARD (ROUGH-COATED).
37. 37.THE ST. BERNARD (SMOOTH-COATED).
38. 38.THE SCHIPPERKE.
39. 39.THE SETTER (ENGLISH).
40. 40.THE SETTER (GORDON).
41. 41.THE SETTER (IRISH).
42. 42.THE SHEEP-DOG (OLD ENGLISH OR BOBTAIL).
43. 43.THE SPANIEL (CLUMBER).
44. 44.THE SPANIEL (COCKER).
45. 45.THE SPANIEL (FIELD).
46. 46.THE SPANIEL (IRISH WATER).
47. 47.THE SPANIEL (JAPANESE).
48. 48.THE SPANIEL (SUSSEX).
49. 49.SPANIELS (TOY)—BLENHEIM, KING CHARLES, PRINCE CHARLES, AND RUBY.
50. 50.THE TERRIER (AIREDALE).
51. 51.THE TERRIER (BEDLINGTON).
52. 52.THE TERRIER (BLACK-AND-TAN).
53. 53.THE TERRIER (BOSTON).
54. 54.THE TERRIER (BULL).
55. 55.THE TERRIER (CLYDESDALE OR PAISLEY).
56. 56.THE TERRIER (DANDIE DINMONT).
57. 57.THE TERRIER (FOX, SMOOTH-COATED).
58. 58.THE TERRIER (FOX, WIRE-HAIRED).
59. 59.THE TERRIER (IRISH).
60. 60.THE TERRIER (MALTESE).
61. 61.THE TERRIER (SCOTTISH).
62. 62.THE TERRIER (SKYE).
63. 63.TERRIERS (TOY).
64. 64.THE TERRIER (WELSH).
65. 65.THE TERRIER (WHITE ENGLISH).
66. 66.THE TERRIER (YORKSHIRE).
67. 67.THE WHIPPET.
68. 68.TREATMENT OF THE DOG IN HEALTH. — First Principles. — Breaking to Chain. — Feeding. — Value of Exercise. — Washing and Grooming. — Fleas. — Kenneling. — Preparing a Dog for Exhibition.
69. 69.TREATMENT OF THE DOG IN SICKNESS. — Bruises, Sprains, Etc. — Burns. — Canker of the Ear. — Colds. — Colic and Inflammation of the Bowels. — Coughs. — Cough Remedy No. 1. — Cough Remedy No. 2. — Cuts, Wounds, Etc. — Diarrhea Mixture. — Distemper. — Fever Mixture. — Inflammation of the Bowels. — Inflammation of the Bladder. — Lotion for Eyes. — Lotion for Sore Feet. — Mange. — Purgative Mixture No. 1 (Mild). — Purgative Mixture No. 2 (Strong). — Tonic Pills No. 1. — Tonic No. 2. — Worms.
70. 70.TECHNICAL TERMS.
71. 71.BREEDERS’ DIRECTORY. — Beagles. — Bulldogs. — Collies (Rough). — Great Danes. — Greyhounds. — Gordon Setters. — Pomeranians. — Poodles (Corded). — Pugs. — Russian Wolfhounds. — St. Bernards (Rough). — Setters (English). — Spaniels (Cocker). — Terriers (Black-and-Tan). — Terriers (Fox, Smooth). — Terriers (Fox, Wire-haired). — Terriers (Irish).

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